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Amont-et-EffreneyHaute-Saône

168 people live in this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Amont-et-Effreney a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Amont-et-Effreney out for now. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Amont-et-Effreney stand out

The 2 things Amont-et-Effreney does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Croix monumentale du Mont-Dahin
Croix monumentale du Mont-Dahin · Classé · Photo: Jospe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Amont-et-Effreney’s story

Amont-et-Effreney in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Amont-et-Effreney counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Croix monumentale du Mont-Dahin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Amont-et-Effreney.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Amont-et-Effreney, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.5% of residents. Half of Amont-et-Effreney is older than 54, half younger.

54median age
Amont-et-EffreneyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Amont-et-Effreney
Amont-et-EffreneyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–246.5%11%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+36%24%22%
No diploma30%25%19%
CAP or BEP21%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

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

History

Amont-et-Effreney keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Amont-et-Effreney is Croix monumentale du Mont-Dahin.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 1.6% of commuters in Amont-et-Effreney go to work without a car, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Amont-et-Effreney: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.4 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,440 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 15.5%, near Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Amont-et-Effreney, 0.4 per working resident
15.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Amont-et-Effreney costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.85/m² a month

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

Amont-et-Effreney recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Amont-et-Effreney€7.85/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€7.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.98 to €10.32/m² a month)
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Notre-Dame de Faucogney and 3 more in and around Amont-et-Effreney

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Amont-et-Effreney. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Amont-et-Effreney

12pages on Amont-et-Effreney

Landmarks

Amont-et-Effreney has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Croix monumentale du Mont-Dahin: Photo: Jospe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Amont-et-Effreney

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Amont-et-Effreney yet.

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Amont-et-Effreney’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 →
Rupt-sur-MoselleLe Val-d'AjolFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLe ThillotLuxeuil-les-BainsRemiremontRupt-sur-MoselleLe Val-d'AjolFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLe ThillotLuxeuil-les-BainsRemiremontAmont-et-Effreney
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Amont-et-Effreney168—————
Rupt-sur-Moselle Vosges3,4195.9AA−A+B−
Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges3,8856A−A+AD
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert3,7647.8A−AA+C−
Le Thillot Vosges3,1679.1AABB−
Luxeuil-les-Bains6,6639.6C−ADC−
Remiremont Vosges7,38810BA−C−B

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

About Amont-et-Effreney

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Amont-et-Effreney is a commune of 168 people in the Communauté de communes des 1000 étangs. 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
168 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 1000 étangs
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²)
INSEE code
70016

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.