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Rochefort-sur-BrévonCôte-d'Or

Home to 42 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.61

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rochefort-sur-Brévon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Rochefort-sur-Brévon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 45% of homes here are second homes. 40% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Rochefort-sur-Brévon stand out

The 2 things Rochefort-sur-Brévon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

40% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 62. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Inscrit · Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rochefort-sur-Brévon’s story

Rochefort-sur-Brévon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Rochefort-sur-Brévon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

68% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1994First protected: Forges d'amont et d'aval
2001Most recently protected: Église de la Nativité

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Rochefort-sur-Brévon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Église de la NativitéChurch · 12th & 13th c.

Forges d'amont et d'avalMonument · 18th c.

Photo credits

Église de la Nativité: Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forges d'amont et d'aval: Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rochefort-sur-Brévon.

Who lives here

Few people in Rochefort-sur-Brévon are 15 to 24: 2.4%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

62median age

18% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up two fifths of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 4.8% of the population.

Rochefort-sur-BrévonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

40%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma38%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rochefort-sur-Brévon
	Rochefort-sur-Brévon	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	4.8%	15%	17%
15–24	2.4%	11%	11%
25–44	9.5%	22%	23%
45–64	43%	26%	26%
65+	40%	24%	22%
No diploma	38%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	18%	31%	30%

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Ages62 median age · 40% are 65 or over Households20 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad7.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rochefort-sur-Brévon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Rochefort-sur-Brévon keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 68% built before 1919

3historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Rochefort-sur-Brévon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

12th c.

oldest protected part

1982

first monument protected

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Age of homes68% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rochefort-sur-Brévon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Rochefort-sur-Brévon, 21.4%, runs above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

0%walk, cycle or take transit

18.2% of Rochefort-sur-Brévon’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Rochefort-sur-Brévon, 0.5 per working resident

21.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

18%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Rochefort-sur-Brévon costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.61/m² a month

€6.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Rochefort-sur-Brévon.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rochefort-sur-Brévon€6.61/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€6.61/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.14 to €8.51/m² a month)

€8.51/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€6.61/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rochefort-sur-Brévon

12pages on Rochefort-sur-Brévon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.7 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingOne sale on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 62 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Château de Rochefort-sur-Brévon and 4 more in and around Rochefort-sur-Brévon

Heritage and museums in and near Rochefort-sur-Brévon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochefort-sur-Brévonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau-fort de Rochefort-sur-Brévonin town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye du Val des Choues4.9 km northeast, in Villiers-le-Duc ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvilly4 km south, in Mauvilly MuseumMuseumMusée-Opéra de la vènerie4.9 km northeast, in Villiers-le-Duc

Famous people from Rochefort-sur-Brévon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rochefort-sur-Brévon yet.

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About Rochefort-sur-Brévon

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rochefort-sur-Brévon is a commune of 42 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

Population: 42 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code: 21526

Rochefort-sur-Brévon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côte-d'Or →

Châtillon-sur-SeineRochefort-sur-Brévon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rochefort-sur-Brévon	42	—	—	—	—	—
Châtillon-sur-Seine	5,443	10	A	A⁺	C⁺	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 9, 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.