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ChageyHaute-Saône

A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 596 people.

Is Chagey a good place to live?

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

Chagey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chagey’s story

No historic monuments in Chagey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chagey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Gare de Belfort, in Belfort, 5.7 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chagey.

Who lives here

Chagey has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 30% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 27% of residents are 65 or over.

50.7median age
ChageyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chagey
ChageyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–246.7%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma18%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Chagey, 8.6%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Chagey: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,970 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Chagey, 0.1 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 116 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chagey91.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Chagey90.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège14791%±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Louis AragonNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée11695%−2 pts
Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7492%+3 pts
95%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
76%
passed the vocational bac, −6 pts against the expected rate
91.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chagey is €8.67/m² a month

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

21 houses and apartments changed hands in Chagey from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chagey€8.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €11.03/m² a month)
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Héricourt and 2 more in and around Chagey

Heritage and museums in and near Chagey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chagey

13pages on Chagey

Landmarks

Nothing in Chagey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chagey

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

How we find them →

Chagey’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 →
HéricourtEssertBavilliersBelfortDanjoutinBethoncourtHéricourtEssertBavilliersBelfortDanjoutinBethoncourtChagey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chagey596—————
Héricourt10,6212.9C+ACC−
Essert Territoire de Belfort3,4174.3B+C+AB+
Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort4,6784.7C+BB+D−
Belfort Territoire de Belfort45,9125.7CA−C−C
Danjoutin Territoire de Belfort3,5195.9BA−B+B
Bethoncourt Doubs5,3086.2CAC+C+

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

About Chagey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chagey is a commune of 596 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt. 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
596 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
70116

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.