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BougeyHaute-Saône

A town of 103 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Bougey a good place to live?

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

What makes Bougey stand out

The 2 things Bougey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bougey’s story

Bougey in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Bougey; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2020First protected: Château de Bougey
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bougey.

History

Bougey keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Bougey; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Bougey are under 15, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up 14% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 are 14% of the population. Half of Bougey is older than 40, half younger.

40median age
BougeyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Bougey
BougeyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–2414%11%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education14%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bougey, 7.8%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.4% of commuters travelled at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Motorbike or scooter9%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
0
jobs based in Bougey, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
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 Bougey costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.28/m² a month

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

€7.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bougey€7.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.01/m² a month)
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bougey

11pages on Bougey

Landmarks

The list names few of Bougey’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Bougey: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bougey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bougey yet.

How we find them →

Bougey’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 →
Port-sur-SaôneVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélinePort-sur-SaôneVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineBougey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bougey103—————
Port-sur-Saône2,94911A−A+A−C
Vesoul15,07818C−A−D−C
Échenoz-la-Méline3,15818B+B+AA−

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

About Bougey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bougey is a commune of 103 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val 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

Population
103 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
70078

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.