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Voulaines-les-TempliersCôte-d'Or

Some 270 people live in this town, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Voulaines-les-Templiers a good place to live?

Voulaines-les-Templiers isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 14% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Voulaines-les-Templiers stand out

The 2 things Voulaines-les-Templiers does most differently from other towns.

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Église de la Nativité
Église de la Nativité · Inscrit · Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0
Voulaines-les-Templiers’ story

Voulaines-les-Templiers in pictures

Voulaines-les-Templiers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph Pétot, born in 1788, is the one person born in Voulaines-les-Templiers before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1991First protected: Église de la Nativité
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The data

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Who lives here

Fewer people in Voulaines-les-Templiers hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

Over-65s are 29% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of residents, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Voulaines-les-Templiers have a median age of 52.4.

52.4median age
Voulaines-les-TempliersCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Voulaines-les-Templiers
Voulaines-les-TempliersCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.4%11%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+29%24%22%
No diploma34%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education15%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Voulaines-les-Templiers: 53% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Voulaines-les-Templiers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Voulaines-les-Templiers run lower than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,730 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 12.3%, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 10.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Voulaines-les-Templiers has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Voulaines-les-Templiers, 0.4 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Voulaines-les-Templiers than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.90/m² a month

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

18 houses and apartments changed hands in Voulaines-les-Templiers from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Voulaines-les-Templiers€8.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €10.85/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

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Landmarks

Voulaines-les-Templiers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église de la Nativité: Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Voulaines-les-Templiers

One notable person was born in Voulaines-les-Templiers.

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Voulaines-les-Templiers’ 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-SeineVoulaines-les-Templiers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Voulaines-les-Templiers270—————
Châtillon-sur-Seine5,44310AA+C+B

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

About Voulaines-les-Templiers

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

Voulaines-les-Templiers is a commune of 270 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
270 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.9 sq mi (23.1 km²)
INSEE code
21717

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.