Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has 2,803,977 residents in 8 départements and 3,697 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €1,010/m² in Nièvre to €2,390/m² in Côte-d'Or.

Region · 8 départements · 3,697 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,803,977residents2022 census

63%of households own their homemain home

64%housesof all homes

8%second homesof all homes

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 3,697 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 8 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Côte-d'Or (21)	537,577	698	€2,390/m²	–	60%	10%	9.6%	6%
Doubs (25)	548,662	569	€2,070/m²	–	60%	10%	10.6%	4%
Haute-Saône (70)	233,920	539	€1,150/m²	–	69%	11%	10.3%	6%
Jura (39)	258,405	494	€1,620/m²	–	66%	12%	8.6%	11%
Nièvre (58)	202,299	309	€1,010/m²	–	68%	15%	11.6%	15%
Saône-et-Loire (71)	549,136	564	€1,450/m²	–	65%	13%	10.3%	7%
Territoire de Belfort (90)	140,082	101	€1,490/m²	–	56%	10%	13.1%	2%
Yonne (89)	333,896	423	€1,380/m²	–	67%	12%	11.6%	11%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

2,803,977 residents and 1,325,410 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

16%

aged 15–29

31%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

22%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

1,605,805 homes, 83% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

64%

of homes are houses

63%

of households own their home

12%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

10%

empty homes

86%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–19458%

1946–197020%

1971–199028%

1991–200514%

2006–201912%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

10.5%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

27%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

32%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Côte-d'Or Doubs Haute-Saône Jura Nièvre Saône-et-Loire Territoire de Belfort Yonne