Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 133 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Cenans out for now. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Cenans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cenans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison Bouday, in Montbozon, 3.7 mi away.
40% 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 Cenans.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Cenans | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,740 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 11.8% of Cenans’ 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Cenans.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Cenans. Best known first.
Nothing in Cenans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cenans yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cenans | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baume-les-Dames Doubs | 5,155 | 9.3 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise Doubs | 2,994 | 12 | — | C | — | B− |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 12 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 13 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 14 | — | C | — | A− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 15 | — | C− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cenans is a commune of 133 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. 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.