Is Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux a good place to live?
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux out for now.
Ancienne abbaye de Cîteaux · Classé · Photo: G CHP · CC BY-SA 2.5
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux’s story
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
50% 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 Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
19% of residents have reached 65. Line up the people of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux by age and the one in the middle is 48.3. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (11%).
48.3median age
Saint-Nicolas-lès-CîteauxCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is better off than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,580 a year per consumption unit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how just over one in ten commuters travelled at the census. 5.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux holds 150 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, 0.6 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is a commune of 385 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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
385 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
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.
