Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Breuches.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Breuches than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%.
50median age
BreuchesHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Breuches keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Breuches, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Breuches has 1.4 jobs for every resident in work
The median disposable income is €23,470 a year per consumption unit. 12.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.2% of commuters at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot12%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
350
jobs based in Breuches, 1.4 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
82.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Breuches is 86.8%, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Breuches
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Breuches is a commune of 657 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Luxeuil. 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
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.