FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Côte-d'Or›Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saint-Seine-l'AbbayeCôte-d'Or

Home to 364 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye stand out

The one thing Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Fontaine dite de la Samaritaine
Fontaine dite de la Samaritaine · Classé · Photo: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye’s story

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye in pictures

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1914First protected: Fontaine dite de la Samaritaine
  • 1928Most recently protected: Palais abbatial (ancien)
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye are 15 to 24: 8.8%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Line up the people of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye by age and the one in the middle is 44.4.

44.4median age
Saint-Seine-l'AbbayeCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Saint-Seine-l'AbbayeCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP23%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education30%31%30%

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

History

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye is Fontaine dite de la Samaritaine. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye, 8.3%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 22.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye number 200, against 150 residents in work (1.3 per worker). The median disposable income is €26,380 a year per consumption unit.

23%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot19%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye, 1.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.52/m² a month

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

The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye.

€8.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye€8.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.77 to €10.74/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye

12pages on Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye

Landmarks

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Fontaine dite de la Samaritaine: Photo: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye’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 →
TalantFontaine-lès-DijonDijonChenôveMarsannay-la-CôteSaint-ApollinaireTalantFontaine-lès-DijonDijonChenôveMarsannay-la-CôteSaint-ApollinaireSaint-Seine-l'Abbaye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye364—————
Talant11,89612BC−BB+
Fontaine-lès-Dijon9,25213A−C−BA
Dijon161,83014C+C−C−B+
Chenôve14,24414CB−C−C−
Marsannay-la-Côte5,43315B+C−B−A
Saint-Apollinaire7,54416A−DA−B+

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

About Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye

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

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye is a commune of 364 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon. 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
364 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
21573

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.