Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the lowest unemployment rate?

Varois-et-Chaignot (Côte-d'Or) has the lowest unemployment rate in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, as reported in the census: 3.6%.

What are the 10 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the lowest unemployment rate?

In order: Varois-et-Chaignot (3.6%), Les Auxons (4.0%), Romanèche-Thorins (4.5%), Arc-sur-Tille (4.7%), Hurigny (4.8%), Montlebon (5.0%), Gergy (5.0%), Gevrey-Chambertin (5.1%), Orchamps-Vennes (5.1%), and Mamirolle (5.1%).

Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the highest unemployment rate?

Sochaux (Doubs) has the highest unemployment rate in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, as reported in the census: 27.0%. See the towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the highest unemployment rate.

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

212 out of 3,685. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

Which unemployment rate is ranked?

It is the share of the labor force aged 15 to 64 who report being unemployed in the INSEE population census. This self-reported measure differs from the quarterly unemployment rate based on the International Labour Organization definition, which is not published for individual communes. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, census estimates rest on too few people.

Lowest Unemployment Rates in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 212 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Sochaux (Doubs) comes last with 27.0%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: lowest unemployment rates in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	Varois-et-Chaignot	Côte-d'Or (21)	3.6	2,128
2	Les Auxons	Doubs (25)	4.0	2,586
3	Romanèche-Thorins	Saône-et-Loire (71)	4.5	2,047
4	Arc-sur-Tille	Côte-d'Or (21)	4.7	2,630
5	Hurigny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	4.8	2,057
6	Montlebon	Doubs (25)	5.0	2,310
7	Gergy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	5.0	2,632
8 tied	Gevrey-Chambertin	Côte-d'Or (21)	5.1	2,954
8 tied	Orchamps-Vennes	Doubs (25)	5.1	2,248
10	Mamirolle	Doubs (25)	5.1	2,040
11	Saint-Éloi	Nièvre (58)	5.1	2,346
12	Serre-les-Sapins	Doubs (25)	5.2	2,040
13	Varennes-le-Grand	Saône-et-Loire (71)	5.3	2,337
14 tied	Pirey	Doubs (25)	5.5	2,209
14 tied	Fontaines	Saône-et-Loire (71)	5.5	2,203
16	Pouilley-les-Vignes	Doubs (25)	5.5	2,229
17	Sancé	Saône-et-Loire (71)	5.5	2,197
18	Val-d'Usiers	Doubs (25)	5.7	2,183
19	Perrigny-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	5.7	2,408
20	Chemaudin et Vaux	Doubs (25)	5.8	2,155
21	Marzy	Nièvre (58)	5.8	3,765
22	Ouroux-sur-Saône	Saône-et-Loire (71)	5.9	3,279
23	Thise	Doubs (25)	5.9	3,032
24 tied	Givry	Saône-et-Loire (71)	6.0	3,707
24 tied	Châtillon-le-Duc	Doubs (25)	6.0	2,097
26	Les Rousses	Jura (39)	6.0	3,818
27	Saint-Germain-du-Plain	Saône-et-Loire (71)	6.2	2,427
28	Évette-Salbert	Territoire de Belfort (90)	6.2	2,096
29	La Chapelle-de-Guinchay	Saône-et-Loire (71)	6.3	4,105
30	Chevannes	Yonne (89)	6.4	2,208
31	Miserey-Salines	Doubs (25)	6.5	2,697
32	Le Breuil	Saône-et-Loire (71)	6.6	3,600
33	Pougues-les-Eaux	Nièvre (58)	6.6	2,447
34	Saint-Vit	Doubs (25)	6.6	5,188
35	Roche-lez-Beaupré	Doubs (25)	6.6	2,177
36	Coulanges-lès-Nevers	Nièvre (58)	6.7	3,759
37	École-Valentin	Doubs (25)	6.8	2,622
38	Champigny	Yonne (89)	6.9	2,166
39 tied	Tavaux	Jura (39)	6.9	3,995
39 tied	Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	Yonne (89)	6.9	3,250
41 tied	Valdahon	Doubs (25)	7.0	5,813
41 tied	Morbier	Jura (39)	7.0	2,519
43	Montferrand-le-Château	Doubs (25)	7.0	2,221
44	Charquemont	Doubs (25)	7.1	2,947
45	Brazey-en-Plaine	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.3	2,453
46 tied	Foucherans	Jura (39)	7.3	2,328
46 tied	Chablis	Yonne (89)	7.3	2,180
48	Crissey	Saône-et-Loire (71)	7.5	2,557
49	Rioz	Haute-Saône (70)	7.5	2,478
50	Nuits-Saint-Georges	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.5	5,347
51 tied	Ornans	Doubs (25)	7.6	4,496
51 tied	Selongey	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.6	2,429
53	Doubs	Doubs (25)	7.6	3,413
54	Sennecey-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.6	2,183
55	Buxy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	7.7	2,205
56	Marsannay-la-Côte	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.7	5,499
57	Levier	Doubs (25)	7.8	2,643
58	Saint-Apollinaire	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.8	7,662
59	Neuilly-Crimolois	Côte-d'Or (21)	7.8	3,620
60	Chagny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	8.0	5,434
61	Les Fins	Doubs (25)	8.0	3,143
62	Arbois	Jura (39)	8.0	3,306
63	Crêches-sur-Saône	Saône-et-Loire (71)	8.1	3,284
64	Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	8.1	9,462
65	Mathay	Doubs (25)	8.2	2,162
66	Franois	Doubs (25)	8.3	2,296
67	Frasne	Doubs (25)	8.3	2,002
68	Garchizy	Nièvre (58)	8.3	3,685
69	Monéteau	Yonne (89)	8.4	4,196
70	Villers-le-Lac	Doubs (25)	8.4	5,385
71	Le Russey	Doubs (25)	8.4	2,638
72 tied	Champagney	Haute-Saône (70)	8.6	3,723
72 tied	Vaivre-et-Montoille	Haute-Saône (70)	8.6	2,478
74	Cluny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	8.6	5,206
75	Montholon	Yonne (89)	8.6	2,792
76	Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Côte-d'Or (21)	8.7	11,300
77	Saint-Germain-du-Bois	Saône-et-Loire (71)	8.7	2,008
78	Auxonne	Côte-d'Or (21)	8.7	7,668
79	Avanne-Aveney	Doubs (25)	8.8	2,283
80	Plombières-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	8.9	2,558
81	Appoigny	Yonne (89)	8.9	3,198
82	Charnay-lès-Mâcon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	8.9	8,524
83	Montmorot	Jura (39)	9.0	3,607
84	Saône	Doubs (25)	9.0	3,264
85	Châtenois-les-Forges	Territoire de Belfort (90)	9.0	2,656
86	Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert	Haute-Saône (70)	9.1	3,888
87	Échenoz-la-Méline	Haute-Saône (70)	9.2	3,237
88	Poligny	Jura (39)	9.3	4,351
89	Is-sur-Tille	Côte-d'Or (21)	9.4	4,371
90	Ciry-le-Noble	Saône-et-Loire (71)	9.4	2,215
91	Sornay	Saône-et-Loire (71)	9.4	2,001
92	Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude	Jura (39)	9.5	2,438
93	Guérigny	Nièvre (58)	9.5	2,555
94	Voujeaucourt	Doubs (25)	9.5	3,237
95	Charolles	Saône-et-Loire (71)	9.6	3,058
96	Sanvignes-les-Mines	Saône-et-Loire (71)	9.6	4,297
97	Noidans-lès-Vesoul	Haute-Saône (70)	9.7	2,033
98	Saint-Rémy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	9.7	6,558
99	Salins-les-Bains	Jura (39)	9.8	2,526
100	Branges	Saône-et-Loire (71)	9.9	2,424

Source: INSEE, population census; unemployed people aged 15 to 64 as a share of the labor force aged 15 to 64, as reported in the census, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the lowest unemployment rate

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