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Til-ChâtelCôte-d'Or

A town of 1,113 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Til-Châtel a good place to live?

Til-Châtel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Til-Châtel stand out

The one thing Til-Châtel does most differently from other towns.

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How Til-Châtel grades

Each subject compares Til-Châtel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Cost of livingAOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C+ and A+A−Open →Jobs & income3.9% unemploymentA−Open →Walkability88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workBOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Florent
Église Saint-Florent · Classé · Photo: Dorothea Witter-Rieder · CC BY-SA 3.0
Til-Châtel’s story

Til-Châtel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Til-Châtel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Église Saint-Florent
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Til-Châtel.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Til-Châtel costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.16/m² a month

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

Til-Châtel sits below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€12.92/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,741/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Til-Châtel from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,741/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Til-Châtel€1,741/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,782/m²35
€9.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.20 to €11.64/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,900
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth A−

Fewer deaths than Til-Châtel’s ages would predict, 76 per 100 expected, under Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

That puts Til-Châtel below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.

−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw76
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Til-Châtel · 5.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Til-Châtel, above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Til-Châtel is above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents.

41median age
Til-ChâtelCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Til-Châtel
Til-ChâtelCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+16%24%22%
No diploma14%22%19%
CAP or BEP30%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education34%31%30%

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

History

Til-Châtel keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Til-Châtel comes above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Til-Châtel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Til-Châtel is Église Saint-Florent.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Fewer people in Til-Châtel are out of work than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%

For Til-Châtel, that is below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Til-Châtel has 150 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,900 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Til-Châtel, 0.3 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Til-Châtel

13pages on Til-Châtel

Landmarks

Til-Châtel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Florent: Photo: Dorothea Witter-Rieder · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Til-Châtel

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Til-Châtel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Til-Châtel’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 →
Is-sur-TilleArc-sur-TilleSaint-ApollinaireFontaine-lès-DijonQuetignyTalantIs-sur-TilleArc-sur-TilleSaint-ApollinaireFontaine-lès-DijonQuetignyTalantTil-Châtel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Til-Châtel1,113——A—A−
Is-sur-Tille4,3023.1AB+B+B−
Arc-sur-Tille2,58412—A−—A
Saint-Apollinaire7,54414A−DA−B+
Fontaine-lès-Dijon9,25214A−C−BA
Quetigny8,97114CC−C−B
Talant11,89615BC−BB+

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

Questions about Til-Châtel

Is Til-Châtel safe?

Til-Châtel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Til-Châtel expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,741/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Til-Châtel grades A for cost of living.

About Til-Châtel

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

Til-Châtel is a commune of 1,113 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

Population
1,113 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.1 sq mi (26.3 km²)
INSEE code
21638

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.