Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 523 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ancier falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ancier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Gray, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ancier.
27% of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ancier | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 200 residents in work, Ancier has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Median disposable income comes to €26,570 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Ancier, 89.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Pierre Fourier Sainte Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 88%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Augustin CournotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 93%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Pierre Fourier PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 24 | 83%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Ancier. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.44/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Ancier. Best known first.
MuseumMusée national de l'espéranto2.8 km west, in GrayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Corneux2.6 km east, in Saint-BroingChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gray2.7 km west, in GrayMuseumMuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Gray2.8 km west, in GrayGardenGardenParc Lamugnière3.9 km west, in Arc-lès-GrayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Ancier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ancier yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ancier is a commune of 523 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Gray. 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
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.