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Source-SeineCôte-d'Or

A town of 60 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
60
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.57
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
21%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Source-Seine a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Source-Seine is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes.

What makes Source-Seine stand out

The one thing Source-Seine does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
29%2%Source-SeineMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine
Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine · Classé · Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0
Source-Seine’s story

Source-Seine in pictures

Source-Seine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from protohistory; the first monument here was protected in 1945.

71% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1945First protected: Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Source-Seine.

Who lives here

Source-Seine has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24

38% of adults hold a degree, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. One measure of family life: 3.3% of residents are under 15. Over-65s are 27% of the population.

56median age
Source-SeineCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Source-Seine
Source-SeineCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 153.3%15%17%
15–245%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6445%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma7.1%22%19%
CAP or BEP23%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education38%31%30%
Full pageSource-Seine’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages56 median age · 27% are 65 or overHouseholds30 households · 1.8 people per householdBorn abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Source-Seine?”

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

History

Old homes shape Source-Seine: 71% 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.

Among the classé monuments in Source-Seine is Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine. Its heritage reaches back to protohistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Protohistory
oldest protected part
1945
first monument protected
Full pageSource-Seine’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes71% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Source-Seine?”

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

Work & commute

Source-Seine has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

At the census, 20.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 11.1%, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

21%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving65%
On foot15%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Source-Seine, 0.8 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSource-Seine’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work21% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Source-Seine than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.57/m² a month

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

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Source-Seine€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 pageSource-Seine’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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Source-Seine

12pages on Source-Seine
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.3 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousingFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors19% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 56History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Source-Seine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la SeineArchaeological site · 3rd c.
Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la SeineArchaeological site · 3rd c. · in Poncey-sur-l'Ignon, 1.1 mi
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th–20th c. · in Salmaise, 3 mi
Classé
Château dit Tour MarmontChâteau · 13th–16th c. · in Gissey-sous-Flavigny, 5.1 mi
Photo credits

Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine: Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine: Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Source-Seine

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Source-Seine yet.

How we find them →

Source-Seine’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-AuxoisTalantVenarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisTalantSource-Seine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Source-Seine60—————
Venarey-les-Laumes2,74712A−AA+C
Semur-en-Auxois3,98617A−A−CB−
Talant11,89618BC−BB+

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

About Source-Seine

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

Source-Seine is a commune of 60 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
60 (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
6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code
21084

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 October 30, 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.