Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thoisy-le-Désert.
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.
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
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
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
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
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.