Église de l'Assomption: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche.
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2019
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected
2019
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
47median age
Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Degrees are held by 33% of adults, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: residents of Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche have a median age of 47.
Sainte-Marie-la-BlancheCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 6.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche has 450 jobs for 450 working residents, 1 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,560 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche, 1 per working resident
3.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,560
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
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.27/m² a month
€11.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.06/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 90% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche€11.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€11.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €14.01/m² a month)
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche is a commune of 927 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
927 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
21558
Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche’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.
