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Thoisy-le-DésertCôte-d'Or

A town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 217 people.

Is Thoisy-le-Désert a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Thoisy-le-Désert falls below the line for grades. 16% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Thoisy-le-Désert stand out

The one thing Thoisy-le-Désert does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Thoisy-le-Désert’s story

Thoisy-le-Désert in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Thoisy-le-Désert counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Église Saint-Maurice
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Landmarks

The list names few of Thoisy-le-Désert’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

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History

Old homes shape Thoisy-le-Désert: 42% were built before 1919, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Thoisy-le-Désert is Église Saint-Maurice. On the Culture ministry’s list, Thoisy-le-Désert counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Thoisy-le-Désert are under 15, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

43.5median age

21% of residents are 65 or over, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

Thoisy-le-DésertCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thoisy-le-Désert
Thoisy-le-DésertCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+21%24%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education28%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Thoisy-le-Désert walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%

8%walk, cycle or take transit

The unemployment rate here is 11.7%. The median disposable income was €28,290 a year per consumption unit, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Thoisy-le-Désert has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Thoisy-le-Désert, 0.3 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

97.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 18.8 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Thoisy-le-Désert97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André LallemandNearest collègeCollègeCollège6597%+2 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Thoisy-le-Désert than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.72/m² a month

€8.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Thoisy-le-Désert: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thoisy-le-Désert€8.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €10.89/m² a month)
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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About Thoisy-le-Désert

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

Thoisy-le-Désert is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche. 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
217 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
21630

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 9, 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.