Press kit · department 21

Côte-d’Or.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	5 / 53
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Small cities	9,032	1 / 12	345 / 1747
Talant	Small cities	11,986	2 / 12	396 / 1747
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	3 / 12	424 / 1747
Saint-Apollinaire	Small cities	7,517	4 / 12	557 / 1747
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	5 / 12	620 / 1747
Longvic	Small cities	8,787	6 / 12	624 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	7 / 12	627 / 1747
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	8 / 12	789 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	9 / 12	923 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	12 / 12	1232 / 1747
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	292 / 470
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	11 / 12	1062 / 1747
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	10 / 12	925 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	9 / 12	923 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Longvic	Small cities	8,787	1 / 12	134 / 1747
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	2 / 12	155 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	3 / 12	213 / 1747
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	63 / 470
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	4 / 12	315 / 1747
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	11 / 53
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	5 / 12	367 / 1747
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	6 / 12	625 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	7 / 12	646 / 1747
Talant	Small cities	11,986	8 / 12	705 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	12 / 12	989 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	11 / 12	906 / 1747
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Small cities	9,032	10 / 12	881 / 1747
Saint-Apollinaire	Small cities	7,517	9 / 12	811 / 1747
Talant	Small cities	11,986	8 / 12	705 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	13 / 470
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	1 / 12	79 / 1747
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Small cities	9,032	2 / 12	142 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	3 / 12	261 / 1747
Talant	Small cities	11,986	4 / 12	302 / 1747
Saint-Apollinaire	Small cities	7,517	5 / 12	335 / 1747
Longvic	Small cities	8,787	6 / 12	351 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	7 / 12	391 / 1747
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	15 / 53
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	8 / 12	750 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	12 / 12	1012 / 1747
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	11 / 12	891 / 1747
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	10 / 12	867 / 1747
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	9 / 12	829 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	8 / 12	750 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	16 / 470
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	1 / 12	76 / 1747
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	2 / 12	92 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	3 / 12	96 / 1747
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	4 / 12	118 / 1747
Longvic	Small cities	8,787	5 / 12	157 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	6 / 12	208 / 1747
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	8 / 53
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	7 / 12	435 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	8 / 12	448 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	1 / 12	281 / 1747
Saint-Apollinaire	Small cities	7,517	2 / 12	830 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	3 / 12	962 / 1747
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	4 / 12	1006 / 1747
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	5 / 12	1010 / 1747
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	6 / 12	1030 / 1747
Talant	Small cities	11,986	7 / 12	1046 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	8 / 12	1069 / 1747
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	293 / 470
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	34 / 53

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	74 / 470
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	1 / 12	360 / 1747
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Small cities	9,032	2 / 12	460 / 1747
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	3 / 12	499 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	4 / 12	509 / 1747
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	16 / 53
Saint-Apollinaire	Small cities	7,517	5 / 12	596 / 1747
Longvic	Small cities	8,787	6 / 12	622 / 1747
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	7 / 12	809 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	8 / 12	884 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Talant	Small cities	11,986	12 / 12	1156 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	11 / 12	1128 / 1747
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	10 / 12	1082 / 1747
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	9 / 12	1008 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	8 / 12	884 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	1 / 12	142 / 1747
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Small cities	9,032	2 / 12	223 / 1747
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	9 / 53
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	3 / 12	337 / 1747
Genlis	Small cities	5,125	4 / 12	419 / 1747
Saint-Apollinaire	Small cities	7,517	5 / 12	588 / 1747
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	186 / 470
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	6 / 12	730 / 1747
Quetigny	Small cities	8,897	7 / 12	733 / 1747
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	8 / 12	855 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	12 / 12	1684 / 1747
Talant	Small cities	11,986	11 / 12	1430 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	10 / 12	1399 / 1747
Longvic	Small cities	8,787	9 / 12	1063 / 1747
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	8 / 12	855 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Auxonne	Small cities	7,592	1 / 12	201 / 1747
Beaune	Mid-size cities	20,233	1 / 1	99 / 470
Marsannay-la-Côte	Small cities	5,440	2 / 12	418 / 1747
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Small cities	5,263	3 / 12	445 / 1747
Dijon	Large cities	159,941	1 / 1	20 / 53
Talant	Small cities	11,986	4 / 12	824 / 1747
Chenôve	Small cities	14,299	5 / 12	871 / 1747
Châtillon-sur-Seine	Small cities	5,404	6 / 12	949 / 1747
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Small cities	10,895	7 / 12	1060 / 1747
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Small cities	9,032	8 / 12	1492 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.