Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 295 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Charcenne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Charcenne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charcenne.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Charcenne; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Charcenne is 49.3 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Charcenne | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,110 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Charcenne number 450, against 150 residents in work (2.9 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.5% of working residents in Charcenne didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.3 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Raymond GueuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 79%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Charcenne.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Charcenne. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Charcenne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Chapelle du cimetière: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Leffond: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Charcenne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcenne | 295 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 9.8 | — | C | — | A− |
| Gray | 5,365 | 10 | C− | A | D− | C |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 11 | — | C− | — | A |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 12 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 13 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Besançon Doubs | 118,489 | 14 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charcenne is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy. 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.
