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TillenayCôte-d'Or

This town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 743.

Is Tillenay a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Tillenay falls below the line for grades.

Chapelle de la Levée d'Auxonne
Chapelle de la Levée d'Auxonne · Classé · Photo: Cjulien21 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tillenay’s story

Tillenay in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tillenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Léon Edmond de Cointet, born in 1870, is the one person born in Tillenay before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1932First protected: Chapelle de la Levée d'Auxonne
  • 1984Most recently protected: Gare d'Auxonne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tillenay.

Who lives here

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

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. The middle age in Tillenay is 43.5.

43.5median age
TillenayCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tillenay
TillenayCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+19%24%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education22%31%30%

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

History

Tillenay keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Tillenay is Chapelle de la Levée d'Auxonne. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Tillenay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,240 a year. Bus, tram or train carried 6.9% of working residents in Tillenay to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport7%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Tillenay, 0.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 94% of 199 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.

94%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Tillenay88.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Tillenay94.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La Croix des SarrasinsNearest collègeCollègeCollège13288%−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Prieur de la Côte-d'OrNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée19994%−1 pt
94%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Tillenay costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.27/m² a month

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

Sales in Tillenay from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

€9.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tillenay€9.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €11.64/m² a month)
€9.65/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 Tillenay

13pages on Tillenay

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tillenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Gare d'Auxonne: Photo: G CHP · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Chapelle de la Levée d'Auxonne: Photo: Cjulien21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Tillenay

One notable person was born in Tillenay.

Their page →

Tillenay’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 →
AuxonneGenlisDamparisDoleTavauxNeuilly-CrimoloisAuxonneGenlisDamparisDoleTavauxNeuilly-CrimoloisTillenay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tillenay743—————
Auxonne7,5812.3C+A−C+C
Genlis5,0937.2A−BB+C−
Damparis Jura2,5878.2BA−AC−
Dole Jura23,8409.1B−B+CB−
Tavaux Jura3,88810AB+BA−
Neuilly-Crimolois3,58813B+CA+B−

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

About Tillenay

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

Tillenay is a commune of 743 people in the Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône. 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
743 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
21639

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.