Velars-sur-Ouche’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,381/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Ouche et Montagne.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Velars-sur-Ouche 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 Velars-sur-Ouche 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Velars-sur-Ouche.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Velars-sur-Ouche run below what its ages would predict: 66 per 100 expected, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Velars-sur-Ouche has 2 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Velars-sur-Ouche is Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne, 7.2 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 226 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 182, 20% fewer. In Côte-d'Or, women can expect to live 86.1 years and men 80.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Velars-sur-Ouche · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
7.2 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
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Velars-sur-Ouche than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,381/m², comes from 58 sales of houses and apartments in Velars-sur-Ouche from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 72% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,381/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Velars-sur-Ouche€2,381/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,634/m²
42
€11.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.78 to €13.97/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ouche et Montagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Velars-sur-Ouche has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 44% of adults, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). 25% of residents are 65 or over. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
47.1median age
Velars-sur-OucheCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Velars-sur-Ouche keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Velars-sur-Ouche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Velars-sur-Ouche has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
9.1% 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. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,410 a year.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Velars-sur-Ouche, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Velars-sur-Ouche
Is Velars-sur-Ouche safe?
Velars-sur-Ouche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Velars-sur-Ouche expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,381/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Velars-sur-Ouche grades B for cost of living.
About Velars-sur-Ouche
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Velars-sur-Ouche is a commune of 1,798 people in the Communauté de communes Ouche et Montagne. 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
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.
