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Thorey-sur-OucheCôte-d'Or

With 148 residents, it is a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Thorey-sur-Ouche a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Thorey-sur-Ouche is too small for the grades other French towns get. 20% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Thorey-sur-Ouche stand out

The one thing Thorey-sur-Ouche does most differently from other towns.

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Thorey-sur-Ouche’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Thorey-sur-Ouche’s story

No historic monuments in Thorey-sur-Ouche

The Culture ministry lists no building in Thorey-sur-Ouche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in Vic-des-Prés, 3.9 mi away.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thorey-sur-Ouche.

Who lives here

Few people in Thorey-sur-Ouche are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. Half of Thorey-sur-Ouche is older than 44.1, half younger.

44.1median age
Thorey-sur-OucheCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thorey-sur-Ouche
Thorey-sur-OucheCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–245.2%11%11%
25–4430%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+21%24%22%
No diploma12%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education30%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Thorey-sur-Ouche, 4.9%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Thorey-sur-Ouche: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.8 each). Median disposable income comes to €28,320 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Thorey-sur-Ouche, 0.8 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Thorey-sur-Ouche costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.72/m² a month

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

The market in Thorey-sur-Ouche: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thorey-sur-Ouche€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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thorey-sur-Ouche

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Landmarks

Nothing in Thorey-sur-Ouche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Thorey-sur-Ouche

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thorey-sur-Ouche yet.

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Thorey-sur-Ouche’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côte-d'Or →
BeauneNuits-Saint-GeorgesGevrey-ChambertinMarsannay-la-CôteChagnyBeauneNuits-Saint-GeorgesGevrey-ChambertinMarsannay-la-CôteChagnyThorey-sur-Ouche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thorey-sur-Ouche148—————
Beaune20,35211B+CC−A−
Nuits-Saint-Georges5,23512ABB−B−
Gevrey-Chambertin2,91715B−C+C+C
Marsannay-la-Côte5,43317B+C−B−A
Chagny Saône-et-Loire5,35017A−A−C+D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Thorey-sur-Ouche

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

Thorey-sur-Ouche is a commune of 148 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
148 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
21634

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.