Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 224 residents, it is a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Volnay falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Volnay does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Volnay counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Volnay. Best known first.
MuseumHospices de Beaune4.8 km northeast, in Beaune
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts de Beaune5 km northeast, in BeauneAttractionAttractionStatue Vierge Mariein townChurchChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Beaune4.9 km northeast, in BeauneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Monthelie1.6 km southwest, in MontheliePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Volnay.
7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 34% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Volnay | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Volnay is Dolmen dit La Pierre-Brûlée. On the Culture ministry’s list, Volnay counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Volnay number 150, against 100 residents in work (1.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Volnay: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Volnay’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Dolmen dit La Pierre-Brûlée: Photo: Timothee Boissy-Ganivet · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Volnay.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volnay | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaune | 20,352 | 3.3 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
| Chagny Saône-et-Loire | 5,350 | 6.7 | A− | A− | C+ | D |
| Gergy Saône-et-Loire | 2,566 | 12 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 5,235 | 12 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Champforgeuil Saône-et-Loire | 2,637 | 13 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal Saône-et-Loire | 6,267 | 14 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Volnay is a commune of 224 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
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.