Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
701 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne armoriée, in Prâlon, 1.4 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche.
Nearly two in five adults hold a degree, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.5% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche number 250, against 350 residents in work (0.7 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,870 a year per consumption unit, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.14/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche. Best known first.
Nothing in Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche | 701 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 9.3 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 9.7 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 9.8 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Talant | 11,896 | 9.9 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 11 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 11 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche is a commune of 701 people in the Communauté de communes Ouche et Montagne. 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
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.