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A town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 719 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Précy-sous-Thil is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
The one thing Précy-sous-Thil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Précy-sous-Thil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Collégiale de Thil (ruines), in Vic-sous-Thil, 1.1 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Précy-sous-Thil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Précy-sous-Thil.
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.6% of residents. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Précy-sous-Thil | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Précy-sous-Thil: 300, for 300 residents in work (1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,010 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). 13.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Précy-sous-Thil. A house rents for an estimated €7.83/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Précy-sous-Thil. Best known first.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Précy-sous-Thil as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Précy-sous-Thil is a commune of 719 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précy-sous-Thil | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 7.3 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 13 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Montbard | 4,639 | 17 | B | A− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.