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Home to 166 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Tarsul has none. Second homes make up a fifth of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Tarsul does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Tarsul as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Système d’adduction d’eau, in Saussy, 4.3 mi away.
34% 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 Tarsul.
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Tarsul: 48.3, the median.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Tarsul | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.0%, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,600 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.6% of working residents in Tarsul at the census.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.19/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Tarsul.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Tarsul is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Tarsul.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsul | 166 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Is-sur-Tille | 4,302 | 6 | A | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 13 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Talant | 11,896 | 13 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 15 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 15 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 16 | C | C− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Tarsul is a commune of 166 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon. 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 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.