Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Where it does best is walkability (A): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Semur-en-Auxois’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than four fifths of compared French towns. It ranks #7 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime runs high: an average of 13.5 recorded violent incidents and 14.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Semur-en-Auxois with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Semur-en-Auxois.
History
Old homes shape Semur-en-Auxois: 25% 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Semur-en-Auxois counts 13 historic monuments: 6 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second. Since 1998, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Per 10,000 residents, Semur-en-Auxois counts 33 protected monuments, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (3.8) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Église (collégiale) Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Semur-en-Auxois works better than 94% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,360 a year per consumption unit, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 29.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 1,500 residents in work, Semur-en-Auxois has 3,950 jobs: 2.6 each.
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot22%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,950
jobs based in Semur-en-Auxois, 2.6 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Semur-en-Auxois costs less than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.47/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
102 sales of houses and apartments in Semur-en-Auxois, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,669/m². In Semur-en-Auxois, houses go for €1,747/m² and apartments for €1,543/m². Houses accounted for 70% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,669/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Semur-en-Auxois€1,669/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,747/m²
71
Apartments
€1,543/m²
31
€9.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €12.50/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Semur-en-Auxois sees more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Semur-en-Auxois came to 107 in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
13.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage52
Sexual violence23
Other physical violence18
Family violence14
Armed robbery0
Drug use32
Fraud26
Theft without violence24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
107
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Semur-en-Auxois skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. The age that splits Semur-en-Auxois in two is 50.9.
50.9median age
Semur-en-AuxoisCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
More deaths than expected: Semur-en-Auxois is above 52% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Semur-en-Auxois can choose among 6 GPs. Its care home for older people (201 places) counts its residents as Semur-en-Auxois’; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 603 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 733, 22% more. Average lifespans in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women, 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Semur-en-Auxois · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église (collégiale) Notre-Dame: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Porte Guillier: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hôtel de Chassey: Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Demeure des Gouverneurs (ancienne): Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Alizée Agier: Damienbuffy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adeline Chetail: ZACK, CC BY 4.0 · Bernard de Bonnard: Portrait de Bernard de Bonnard (édition de 1824 des Poésies) offert par la Bibliothèque municipale de Semur-en-Auxois, Public domain · Adrienne Charmet: Céline Husetowski WMFr, CC BY 4.0
Semur-en-Auxois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Semur-en-Auxois
Is Semur-en-Auxois safe?
It grades C for safety, #16 of 20 in Côte-d'Or.
Are schools in Semur-en-Auxois good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #4 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. The lycée stands out: 99% of 144 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent régional Anna Judic in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Semur-en-Auxois expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,669/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Semur-en-Auxois grades A− for cost of living.
About Semur-en-Auxois
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Semur-en-Auxois is a commune of 3,986 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. 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
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.
