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Home to 136 people, this town lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Bard-lès-Pesmes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Bard-lès-Pesmes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bard-lès-Pesmes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne), in Vitreux, 1.4 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bard-lès-Pesmes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bard-lès-Pesmes.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.6%, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. 28% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bard-lès-Pesmes | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,960 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.2% of commuters at the census.
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away. General-bac pupils go 12.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrevostNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 82%−5 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Bard-lès-Pesmes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bard-lès-Pesmes. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bard-lès-Pesmes yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bard-lès-Pesmes is a commune of 136 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard-lès-Pesmes | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 10 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Gray | 5,365 | 12 | C− | A | D− | C |
| Auxonne Côte-d'Or | 7,581 | 12 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
| Dole Jura | 23,840 | 14 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 15 | — | C | — | A− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 16 | — | C− | — | A |
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 4, 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.