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UrcyCôte-d'Or

With 143 residents, it is a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Urcy a good place to live?

There are no grades for Urcy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 11% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Urcy stand out

The one thing Urcy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Montculot
Château de Montculot · Inscrit · Photo: François Collard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Urcy’s story

Urcy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urcy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2003First protected: Château de Montculot
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urcy.

Who lives here

Few people in Urcy are 65 or over: 19%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

35% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town. The age that splits Urcy in two is 47.5.

47.5median age
UrcyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat29%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Urcy
UrcyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+19%24%22%
No diploma12%22%19%
CAP or BEP19%25%26%
Baccalauréat29%17%18%
Higher education35%31%30%

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

History

Urcy keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urcy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2003
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Urcy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 1.3%

The jobless rate is 3.8%. The median disposable income was €29,300 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Urcy didn’t travel to work at all.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Urcy, 0.1 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,300
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Urcy is €12.77/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Urcy. House rents are put at about €10.99/m² a month.

€12.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Urcy€12.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€12.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.37 to €15.71/m² a month)
€10.99/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 Urcy

11pages on Urcy

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Montculot: Photo: François Collard · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Urcy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Urcy yet.

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Urcy’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 →
Gevrey-ChambertinMarsannay-la-CôteChenôveTalantNuits-Saint-GeorgesDijonGevrey-ChambertinMarsannay-la-CôteChenôveTalantNuits-Saint-GeorgesDijonUrcy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Urcy143—————
Gevrey-Chambertin2,9176.7B−C+C+C
Marsannay-la-Côte5,4337B+C−B−A
Chenôve14,2447.7CB−C−C−
Talant11,8968.8BC−BB+
Nuits-Saint-Georges5,2359.6ABB−B−
Dijon161,8309.7C+C−C−B+

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

About Urcy

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

Urcy is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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
143 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code
21650

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 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.