Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 322 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Baulay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 12% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Baulay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baulay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Remparts (anciens), in Amance, 2.4 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baulay.
13% of adults hold a degree, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Residents of Baulay have a median age of 49.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Baulay | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,060 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.6%, lower than Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 2.6% of Baulay’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.55/m² a month. 23 houses and apartments changed hands in Baulay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Baulay. Best known first.
Nothing in Baulay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Baulay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulay | 322 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 7 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 13 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 14 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 14 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 17 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Baulay is a commune of 322 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Saône. 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.