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93 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Thenissey isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 25% of its housing. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
The 2 things Thenissey does most differently from other towns.
Thenissey has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thenissey.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% of the town, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town. Thenissey has a median age of 46.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Thenissey | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Thenissey has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
19.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Thenissey from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Thenissey. Best known first.
Thenissey has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Saint-Léger: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château (vieux): Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thenissey yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thenissey | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 8.3 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 13 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Montbard | 4,639 | 16 | B | A− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Thenissey is a commune of 93 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
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.
