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Amblans-et-VelotteHaute-Saône

Home to 386 people, this town lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Amblans-et-Velotte a good place to live?

Amblans-et-Velotte is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Maison dite château d' Amblans
Maison dite château d' Amblans · Inscrit · Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Amblans-et-Velotte’s story

Amblans-et-Velotte in pictures

Amblans-et-Velotte has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Grande fontaine-lavoir de Velotte
  • 2015Most recently protected: Maison dite château d' Amblans
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Amblans-et-Velotte.

History

Old homes shape Amblans-et-Velotte: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Amblans-et-Velotte has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 3 of the 4 are public buildings.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
18th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Amblans-et-Velotte skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, near Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Amblans-et-Velotte has a median age of 43.8 years. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

43.8median age
Amblans-et-VelotteHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Amblans-et-Velotte
Amblans-et-VelotteHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education22%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Amblans-et-Velotte, 6.3%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.9% of commuters at the census. For its 200 residents in work, Amblans-et-Velotte has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,580 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) but below compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Amblans-et-Velotte, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Amblans-et-Velotte is €8.55/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.60/m² a month. 6 houses and apartments changed hands in Amblans-et-Velotte from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Amblans-et-Velotte€8.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €10.73/m² a month)
€7.60/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 Amblans-et-Velotte

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Landmarks

Amblans-et-Velotte has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Grande fontaine-lavoir de Velotte: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Puits communal d'Amblans: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Puits communal de Velotte: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite château d' Amblans: Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Amblans-et-Velotte

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Amblans-et-Velotte yet.

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Amblans-et-Velotte’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Saône →
LureLuxeuil-les-BainsRonchampChampagneyVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineLureLuxeuil-les-BainsRonchampChampagneyVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineAmblans-et-Velotte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Amblans-et-Velotte386—————
Lure7,8774B−ADC−
Luxeuil-les-Bains6,6639.7C−ADC−
Ronchamp2,73710C+A+A−D
Champagney3,64712BAA+C−
Vesoul15,07812C−A−D−C
Échenoz-la-Méline3,15814B+B+AA−

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

About Amblans-et-Velotte

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Amblans-et-Velotte is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure. 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
386 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
70014

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 November 9, 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.