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Villiers-le-DucCôte-d'Or

Population 109: a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Villiers-le-Duc a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Villiers-le-Duc has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 20% of homes.

What makes Villiers-le-Duc stand out

The one thing Villiers-le-Duc does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: Pilar Estravadas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villiers-le-Duc’s story

Villiers-le-Duc in pictures

Villiers-le-Duc has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • 2012Most recently protected: Bornes de la forêt de Châtillon
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Landmarks

Villiers-le-Duc has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Abbaye du Val des Choux (ancienne): Photo: Phil25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villiers-le-Duc.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Villiers-le-Duc hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 23%

44.3median age

27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

Villiers-le-DucCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villiers-le-Duc
Villiers-le-DucCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6421%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%25%26%
Baccalauréat27%17%18%
Higher education23%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Villiers-le-Duc: 44% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns

4historic monuments

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Villiers-le-Duc is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Villiers-le-Duc has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

11%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 11.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Villiers-le-Duc, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Villiers-le-Duc than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.61/m² a month

€6.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

1 houses and apartments changed hands in Villiers-le-Duc from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villiers-le-Duc€6.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.14 to €8.51/m² a month)
€7.19/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 Villiers-le-Duc

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Nearby attractions

Abbaye du Val des Choues and 2 more in and around Villiers-le-Duc

Heritage and museums in and near Villiers-le-Duc. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Villiers-le-Duc

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About Villiers-le-Duc

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

Villiers-le-Duc is a commune of 109 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
109 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
33.4 sq mi (86.5 km²)
INSEE code
21704

Villiers-le-Duc’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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Châtillon-sur-SeineChâtillon-sur-SeineVilliers-le-Duc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villiers-le-Duc109—————
Châtillon-sur-Seine5,4436.8AA+C+B

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

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 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.