French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Puligny-Montrachet out for now. 15% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Puligny-Montrachet stand out
The 2 things Puligny-Montrachet does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puligny-Montrachet.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Puligny-Montrachet, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
53.9median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.9% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
Puligny-MontrachetCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Puligny-Montrachet keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Puligny-Montrachet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2020. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
2020
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Puligny-Montrachet run higher than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €33,870 a year per consumption unit
18%walk, cycle or take transit
17.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 4.1%. For its 150 residents in work, Puligny-Montrachet has 350 jobs: 1.9 each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot12%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Puligny-Montrachet, 1.9 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Puligny-Montrachet is a commune of 340 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
Population
340 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km²)
INSEE code
21512
Puligny-Montrachet’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.