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A town of 93 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Riel-les-Eaux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 22% of its homes are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Riel-les-Eaux does most differently from other towns.
Riel-les-Eaux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riel-les-Eaux.
Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Riel-les-Eaux | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 31% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Riel-les-Eaux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Riel-les-Eaux: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.6 each). No commute at all: 19.0% of working residents in the town 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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.91/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in Riel-les-Eaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Riel-les-Eaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Grange cistercienne de Beaumont: Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Riel-les-Eaux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riel-les-Eaux | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 5,443 | 9.3 | A | A+ | C+ | B |
| Bar-sur-Seine Aube | 2,858 | 17 | C− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Bar-sur-Aube Aube | 4,665 | 18 | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Riel-les-Eaux is a commune of 93 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
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.