This ranking covers 12 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. At the other end of the ranking, Sens (Yonne) comes last with €20,780.
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: richest cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
| Rank | Town | Department | Median standard of living (€/year) | Proportional bar | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaune | Côte-d'Or (21) | 25,870 | 20,999 | |
| 2 | Dijon | Côte-d'Or (21) | 25,140 | 164,963 | |
| 3 | Dole | Jura (39) | 23,850 | 24,654 | |
| 4 | Besançon | Doubs (25) | 23,240 | 121,627 | |
| 5 | Auxerre | Yonne (89) | 22,700 | 36,245 | |
| 6 | Le Creusot | Saône-et-Loire (71) | 22,690 | 20,799 | |
| 7 | Nevers | Nièvre (58) | 21,900 | 34,018 | |
| 8 | Chalon-sur-Saône | Saône-et-Loire (71) | 21,780 | 46,481 | |
| 9 | Mâcon | Saône-et-Loire (71) | 21,200 | 35,885 | |
| 10 | Montbéliard | Doubs (25) | 21,000 | 25,159 | |
| 11 | Belfort | Territoire de Belfort (90) | 20,930 | 46,662 | |
| 12 | Sens | Yonne (89) | 20,780 | 27,600 |
Source: INSEE, Filosofi (localized social and tax income data); median annual standard of living of residents, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.