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This town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 194.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Voudenay falls below the line for grades. 19% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Voudenay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Voudenay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste, in Bard-le-Régulier, 4.6 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voudenay.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Half the people of Voudenay are older than 53.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Voudenay | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,340 a year per consumption unit, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 1.4% of working residents in Voudenay at the census. 10.4% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Voudenay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Voudenay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Voudenay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Voudenay is a commune of 194 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Arnay Liernais. 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.