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CemboingHaute-Saône

Population 166: a town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

166

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.32

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,510

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cemboing a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Cemboing falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. 35% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Cemboing stand out

The 2 things Cemboing does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

22% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

35% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Croix de Cemboing · Classé · Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cemboing’s story

Cemboing in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cemboing: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Cemboing before 1900, the earliest Théodule Moureaux, in 1842.

1995First protected: Église de l'Assomption
2006Most recently protected: Croix de Cemboing

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cemboing.

Who lives here

Cemboing has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 6% are 15 to 24

Under-15s account for 8.9% of the population. The median resident of Cemboing is 59.4 years old.

59.4median age

CemboingHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cemboing
	Cemboing	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	8.9%	15%	17%
15–24	6%	11%	11%
25–44	15%	21%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	35%	24%	22%
No diploma	32%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	17%	18%
Higher education	15%	22%	30%

Full pageCemboing’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.4 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households90 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cemboing?”

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

History

Old homes shape Cemboing: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Cemboing is Croix de Cemboing. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 16th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Croix de Cemboing 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1995

first monument protected

Full pageCemboing’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes38% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cemboing?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Cemboing, 4.6%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Median disposable income comes to €23,510 a year per consumption unit. 1.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Cemboing, 0.1 per working resident

4.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,510

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCemboing’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,510 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 19.7 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cemboing90.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège	Collège	61	90%+4 pts

90.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCemboing’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cemboing than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.32/m² a month

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

16 houses and apartments changed hands in Cemboing from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cemboing€8.32/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€8.32/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €10.51/m² a month)

€7.55/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCemboing’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.32/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cemboing

12pages on Cemboing

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.3 mi away Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors11% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.4 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cemboing: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église de l'AssomptionChurch · 18th c.

Monument Mathelat du cimetièreFunerary monument · 19th c.

Photo credits

Église de l'Assomption: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument Mathelat du cimetière: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cemboing

2 notable people were born in Cemboing.

Their page →

Théodule MoureauxFrench meteorologist · 1842–1919

Marcel RouherFrench organist and composer · 1857–1940

Cemboing’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-SaôneCemboing

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cemboing	166	—	—	—	—	—
Port-sur-Saône	2,949	14	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C

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

About Cemboing

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cemboing is a commune of 166 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: 166 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code: 70112

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.