Is Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly a good place to live?
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly has none. 12% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
What makes Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly stand out
The 2 things Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly.
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly are 65 or over, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
50.5median age
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8%. At 50.5, the median resident of Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly sits in the middle of the age range.
Saint-Germain-lès-SenaillyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly, 2.1%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
8.5% 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. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,690 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.4% of working residents in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly, 0.2 per working resident
2.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.81/m² a month
€8.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly€8.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €11.14/m² a month)
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes du Montbardois. 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
111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Montbardois
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
21550
Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly’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.