Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 150 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Vougeot is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Vougeot does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vougeot counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vougeot.
Degrees are held by 35% of adults. 12% are under 15, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Vougeot has a median age of 55.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Vougeot | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Vougeot is Château de Clos-Vougeot. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Vougeot has 100 jobs for 50 working residents, 1.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.5%. At the census, 12.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Félix TisserandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Vougeot from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vougeot. Best known first.
MuseumMusée municipal de Nuits-Saint-Georges4.2 km south, in Nuits-Saint-GeorgesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gilly-lès-Cîteaux1.3 km east, in Gilly-lès-CîteauxChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Entre-Deux-Monts3.4 km west, in Nuits-Saint-GeorgesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Berchère4 km south, in Boncourt-le-BoisAttractionAttractionAncien vendangeoir1.6 km southwest, in Vosne-RomanéePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Vougeot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Clos-Vougeot: Photo: FrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Vougeot as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vougeot | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 5,235 | 2.6 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 3.9 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 7.2 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 8.5 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Longvic | 8,896 | 9.1 | C+ | C | C+ | C |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 9.9 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vougeot is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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.