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VixCôte-d'Or

A town of 94 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
94
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.69
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vix a good place to live?

Vix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Vix stand out

The 2 things Vix does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
14%2%VixMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
14% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
28%22%VixMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Site et tombe princière de Vix
Site et tombe princière de Vix · Classé · Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vix’s story

Vix in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vix counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1914.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1914First protected: Église Saint-Marcel
  • 2015Most recently protected: Site et tombe princière de Vix
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vix.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Vix, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 13% have a degree.

57.5median age
VixCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vix
VixCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–247%11%11%
25–4415%22%23%
45–6440%26%26%
65+28%24%22%
No diploma21%22%19%
CAP or BEP41%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education13%31%30%
Full pageVix’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.5 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds50 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Vix?”

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

History

Vix keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Vix is Site et tombe princière de Vix.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1914
first monument protected
Full pageVix’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Vix?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Vix walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Vix at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport6%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Vix, 0.1 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVix’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.1 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vix than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.69/m² a month

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

Sales in Vix from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.06/m² a month.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vix€7.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€7.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €9.82/m² a month)
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVix’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vix

12pages on Vix
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.1 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing4 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.5History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vix counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Église Saint-MarcelChurch · 12th & 15th c.
Site et tombe princière de VixArchaeological site · Antiquity
Photo credits

Église Saint-Marcel: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Site et tombe princière de Vix: Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vix

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vix as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Vix’s neighbors

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

All towns in Côte-d'Or →
Châtillon-sur-SeineBar-sur-SeineChâtillon-sur-SeineBar-sur-SeineVix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vix94—————
Châtillon-sur-Seine5,4433.6AA+C+B
Bar-sur-Seine Aube2,85816C−A+C−D−

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

About Vix

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

Vix is a commune of 94 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
94 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
INSEE code
21711

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 October 30, 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.