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Avrigney-VireyHaute-Saône

A town of 428 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Avrigney-Virey a good place to live?

Avrigney-Virey is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Four banal
Four banal · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Avrigney-Virey’s story

Avrigney-Virey in pictures

Avrigney-Virey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: église Saint-Étienne
  • 1992Most recently protected: Four banal
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Landmarks

Avrigney-Virey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Four banal: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avrigney-Virey.

History

Old homes shape Avrigney-Virey: 41% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Avrigney-Virey is église Saint-Étienne. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Avrigney-Virey, above Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

46.7median age

Graduates make up 37% of adults. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of residents are 65 or over.

Avrigney-VireyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Avrigney-Virey
Avrigney-VireyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–248.9%11%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma12%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education37%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Avrigney-Virey, 4.4%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

2%walk, cycle or take transit

2.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €26,880 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Avrigney-Virey, 0.1 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

87.0%passed the brevet

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.6 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Avrigney-Virey87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Albert MathiezNearest collègeCollègeCollège12687%−6 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 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

The estimated advertised rent in Avrigney-Virey is €10.04/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€10.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Avrigney-Virey.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Avrigney-Virey€10.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.76/m² a month)
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

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About Avrigney-Virey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Avrigney-Virey is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
428 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
INSEE code
70045

Avrigney-Virey’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 →
Les AuxonsMiserey-SalinesSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinGrayBesançonLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinGrayBesançonAvrigney-Virey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Avrigney-Virey428—————
Les Auxons Doubs2,5338.9—C—A−
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,66110—C−—A
Saint-Vit Doubs5,13311A−C+B−B+
École-Valentin Doubs2,57911A−C−B+A+
Gray5,36511C−AD−C
Besançon Doubs118,48913CCC−B

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

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 8, 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.