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VillebernyCôte-d'Or

A town of 103 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Villeberny a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Villeberny is too small for the grades other French towns get. 31% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.

What makes Villeberny stand out

The 2 things Villeberny does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Villeberny
Château de Villeberny · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villeberny’s story

Villeberny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villeberny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1998First protected: Château de Villeberny
  • 2005Most recently protected: Église Saint-Nicolas
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeberny.

Who lives here

Few people in Villeberny are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.

51.8median age
VillebernyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Villeberny
VillebernyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–247.8%11%11%
25–4415%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+31%24%22%
No diploma24%22%19%
CAP or BEP31%25%26%
Baccalauréat13%17%18%
Higher education26%31%30%

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

History

Villeberny keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villeberny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 12.5% of commuters in Villeberny go to work without a car, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Villeberny didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, near both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport13%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Villeberny, 0.2 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Villeberny costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.49/m² a month

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

Villeberny recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villeberny€7.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€7.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.67 to €9.89/m² a month)
€8.14/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 Villeberny

11pages on Villeberny

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villeberny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Villeberny: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Villeberny

One notable person was born in Villeberny.

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Villeberny’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Venarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardVenarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardVilleberny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villeberny103—————
Venarey-les-Laumes2,7479.6A−AA+C
Semur-en-Auxois3,98613A−A−CB−
Montbard4,63918BA−C+A−

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

About Villeberny

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

Villeberny is a commune of 103 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. 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
103 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5 sq mi (12.9 km²)
INSEE code
21690

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.