15% are under 15, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Typical age in Salmaise: 46.3, the median.

46.3median age

SalmaiseCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Salmaise
	Salmaise	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	9.5%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	22%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	28%	24%	22%
No diploma	14%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	29%	31%	30%

Full pageSalmaise’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.3 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households70 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad7.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Salmaise?”

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

History

Old homes shape Salmaise: 51% were built before 1919, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Salmaise: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Notre-Dame. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame 11th–20th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1928

first monument protected

Full pageSalmaise’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes51% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Salmaise?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Salmaise, 16.4%, runs above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 14.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income was €25,700 a year per consumption unit, in line with Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970).

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%

Public transport10%

On foot2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Salmaise, 0.3 per working resident

16.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Salmaise costs less than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Salmaise.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Salmaise€9.57/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€9.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €11.84/m² a month)

€8.14/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSalmaise’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Salmaise and 3 more in and around Salmaise

Heritage in and near Salmaise. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Salmaisein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verrey-sous-Salmaise1.9 km south, in Verrey-sous-Salmaise ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villeberny4.8 km west, in Villeberny ChâteauChâteauMaison forte de Verrey-sous-Salmaise2 km south, in Verrey-sous-Salmaise

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Salmaise

12pages on Salmaise

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.1 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors98% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.3 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Salmaise: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th–20th c.

Château (ancien)Château · 12th & 15th c.

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Siren-Com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château (ancien): Photo: Siren-Com · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Salmaise

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Salmaise yet.

How we find them →

Salmaise’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 →

Venarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisTalantSalmaise

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Salmaise	126	—	—	—	—	—
Venarey-les-Laumes	2,747	11	A⁻	A	A⁺	C
Semur-en-Auxois	3,986	15	A⁻	A⁻	C	B⁻
Talant	11,896	18	B	C⁻	B	B⁺

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

About Salmaise

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

Salmaise is a commune of 126 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine. 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: 126 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code: 21580

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 4, 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.