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RouvrayCôte-d'Or

A town of 505 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Rouvray a good place to live?

Rouvray is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Rouvray stand out

The one thing Rouvray does most differently from other towns.

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Rouvray’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Rouvray’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Rouvray has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Rouvray before 1900, the earliest Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé, in 1853.

  • 1986First protected: Café du Soleil
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The data

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Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Rouvray than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 13% of adults

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.2%, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 20% of residents.

46.7median age
RouvrayCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rouvray
RouvrayCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–247.2%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+28%24%22%
No diploma33%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education13%31%30%

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

History

Rouvray keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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Rouvray has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 20th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Rouvray has higher unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 13.0%

Per resident in work, Rouvray counts 1 jobs (150 jobs, 150 workers). 8.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,440 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Rouvray, 1 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Rouvray costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.42/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 95% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Rouvray.

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rouvray€8.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €10.26/m² a month)
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Maison forte de la Mothe d'Hubine and 3 more in and around Rouvray

Heritage in and near Rouvray. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Rouvray

12pages on Rouvray

Landmarks

Rouvray has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Rouvray

2 notable people were born in Rouvray.

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Rouvray’s neighbors

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

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AvallonSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardAvallonSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardRouvray
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rouvray505—————
Avallon Yonne6,30510B−A−D−C
Semur-en-Auxois3,98612A−A−CB−
Montbard4,63918BA−C+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rouvray

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

Rouvray is a commune of 505 people in the Communauté de communes Saulieu-Morvan. 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
505 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saulieu-Morvan
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code
21531

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 October 30, 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.