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Home to 2,094 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
Varois-et-Chaignot’s strongest is health (A+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 3.6% unemployment. At €2,941/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Norge et Tille. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Varois-et-Chaignot has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Varois-et-Chaignot 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.
Varois-et-Chaignot has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Varois-et-Chaignot does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Varois-et-Chaignot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Varois-et-Chaignot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fort de Varois: Photo: Bildoj · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varois-et-Chaignot.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
116 deaths in Varois-et-Chaignot between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 190: 39% below. Life expectancy at birth in Côte-d'Or is 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Côte-d'Or town has 2 family doctors.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
28% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 49, the median resident of Varois-et-Chaignot sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Varois-et-Chaignot | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 4.1% of homes were built. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment runs at 3.6%. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
62 sales of houses and apartments in Varois-et-Chaignot, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,941/m². Of the homes sold, 90% were houses. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.47/m² a month, about level with Côte-d'Or’s towns (€12.92/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,941/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Varois-et-Chaignot is 95.0%, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée technologique Gustave EiffelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 278 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège Jean-François ChampollionBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 108 | 91%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in Varois-et-Chaignot in the categories the grade counts.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Varois-et-Chaignot. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Varois-et-Chaignot as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Varois-et-Chaignot is a commune of 2,094 people in the Communauté de communes Norge et Tille. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varois-et-Chaignot | 2,094 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 2.6 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 2.7 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Arc-sur-Tille | 2,584 | 2.7 | — | A− | — | A |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 3.7 | B | C− | B+ | B |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 4.8 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 4.8 | A− | C− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Varois-et-Chaignot has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,941/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Varois-et-Chaignot grades B− for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.