Strong in places, weak in others. Talant’s overall B puts it #13 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. On that grade it does better than 62% of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car (A+): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is another plus — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for schools.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Talant 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 Talant.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Talant are out of work than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.2%
The median disposable income was €26,700 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550). No commute at all: 2.7% of working residents in Talant at the census.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport20%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,200
jobs based in Talant, 0.5 per working resident
16.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A typical home in Talant sells for €2,511/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Talant sell for €2,286/m², houses for €3,030/m². The market in the town: 393 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.78/m² a month.
€2,511/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Talant€2,511/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,030/m²
137
Apartments
€2,286/m²
256
€13.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.92 to €16.24/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Dijon Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Talant run below what its ages would predict: 80 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Côte-d'Or can expect 86.1 years and a boy 80.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 1,352 deaths in Talant between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,474: 8% below. The town has 11 family doctors.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Talant · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Talant is lower than in 64% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Talant. Over 2025, Talant logged 229 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12.9.
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage113
Burglary47
Family violence36
Other physical violence16
Sexual violence9
Theft from vehicles8
Fraud73
Theft without violence48
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
229
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Talant than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 41% of adults
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, about level with Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). Children are 18% of the town. 26% of residents have reached 65.
45.7median age
TalantCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. 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
Schools
92.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #7 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. At the 11 general lycées, 96% of 2,313 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Talant has 3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.5% of the total, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Talant is Église Notre-Dame. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Talant
Is Talant safe?
It grades B for safety, #7 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 47 burglaries and 113 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Talant good?
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns and #7 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. 97% of 306 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Montchapet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Talant expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Talant grades C− for cost of living.
About Talant
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Talant is a commune of 11,896 people in the Dijon Métropole. 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.
