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AcheyHaute-Saône

Home to 71 people, this town lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Achey a good place to live?

Achey isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 23% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Achey stand out

The one thing Achey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Krakitos · CC BY-SA 3.0
Achey’s story

Achey in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

68% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Achey.

History

Old homes shape Achey: 68% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

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

Achey has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Achey hold a degree than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 14%

22% of residents are 65 or over, below Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Achey has a median age of 44.5.

44.5median age
AcheyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Achey
AcheyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma27%25%19%
CAP or BEP37%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education14%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Achey has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

20.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

21%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot21%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Achey, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

68.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 13 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 3 mi off.

68.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Achey68.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gaston RamonNearest collègeCollègeCollège6668%−13 pts
68.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −13 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Achey costs less than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.80/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Achey. A house rents for an estimated €7.83/m² a month.

€6.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Achey€6.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€6.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.48 to €8.43/m² a month)
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Achey

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Landmarks

Achey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Krakitos · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Achey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Achey yet.

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Achey’s 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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GrayGrayAchey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Achey71—————
Gray5,3659C−AD−C

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

About Achey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Achey is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. 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
71 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
INSEE code
70003

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 October 30, 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.