Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Safety is its strong suit — an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Venarey-les-Laumes grades A− overall, better than 77% of compared French towns, and ranks #8 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Cost of living is a strength too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The trade-off is schools (C−): brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Venarey-les-Laumes 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 Venarey-les-Laumes.
Safety
Venarey-les-Laumes sees less crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
28 offenses were reported in Venarey-les-Laumes during 2025. This Côte-d'Or town comes 2nd of the 20 compared towns in Côte-d'Or on the Safety Grade. With 1,500 jobs for 1,100 working residents, Venarey-les-Laumes draws people in from neighbouring communes. The commonest graded crime here was family violence (2025).
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence16
Criminal damage12
Armed robbery0
Drug use30
Fraud16
Theft without violence8
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
21.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.3% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Venarey-les-Laumes than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.54/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,556/m², comes from 49 sales of houses and apartments in Venarey-les-Laumes from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,556/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Venarey-les-Laumes€1,556/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,635/m²
44
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.24 to €11.69/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Incomes in Venarey-les-Laumes run lower than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,680 a year per consumption unit
A fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stood at 10.0%, in line with Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot9%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,500
jobs based in Venarey-les-Laumes, 1.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Venarey-les-Laumes run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Venarey-les-Laumes. After the care-home adjustment, Venarey-les-Laumes’ deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88). 304 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 312: 2% 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.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Venarey-les-Laumes · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
6.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Venarey-les-Laumes than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Venarey-les-Laumes is 49.2 years old. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
49.2median age
Venarey-les-LaumesCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. 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
Venarey-les-Laumes has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.4% of the total, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Venarey-les-Laumes
Is Venarey-les-Laumes safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #2 of 20 in Côte-d'Or.
Are schools in Venarey-les-Laumes good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Venarey-les-Laumes expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,556/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Venarey-les-Laumes grades A for cost of living.
About Venarey-les-Laumes
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Venarey-les-Laumes is a commune of 2,747 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine. 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
2,747 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine
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.
