Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 460 residents, it is a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Prenois has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Prenois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Louis (ancienne), in Lantenay, 2.5 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Prenois 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 Prenois.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 19% of the population. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Prenois | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 2.5%. Jobs based in Prenois number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
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.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in Prenois from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prenois yet.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Prenois is a commune of 460 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prenois | 460 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Talant | 11,896 | 5.6 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 6.5 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 7.5 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 7.7 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 8.4 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 9.3 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
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.