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Chargey-lès-GrayHaute-Saône

A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 667 people.

Is Chargey-lès-Gray a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Chargey-lès-Gray is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are 28% of the population.

What makes Chargey-lès-Gray stand out

The one thing Chargey-lès-Gray does most differently from other towns.

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Chargey-lès-Gray’s story

No historic monuments in Chargey-lès-Gray

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Gray, 2.9 mi away.

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

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Landmarks

Nothing in Chargey-lès-Gray is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chargey-lès-Gray.

Who lives here

An older town: 28% of people in Chargey-lès-Gray are 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

47.5median age

Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). A quarter of adults hold a degree. At 47.5, the median resident of Chargey-lès-Gray sits in the middle of the age range.

Chargey-lès-GrayHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chargey-lès-Gray
Chargey-lès-GrayHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+28%24%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP35%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education25%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Chargey-lès-Gray, 7.9%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,890 a year. For its 250 residents in work, Chargey-lès-Gray has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. 3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Chargey-lès-Gray, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

78.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 8.6 points below the expected rate

93%passed the bac (general and technological)

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

The bac pass rate near Chargey-lès-Gray is 89.4%, near Haute-Saône’s towns (90.4%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chargey-lès-Gray78.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Chargey-lès-Gray89.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert et Sonia DelaunayNearest collègeCollègeCollège8174%−10 pts
Lycée polyvalent Augustin CournotNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée16593%−4 pts
Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Pierre Fourier PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée2483%+11 pts

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93%
passed the general and technological bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
86%
passed the vocational bac, +0.9 pts against the expected rate
78.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8.6 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Chargey-lès-Gray costs less than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.80/m² a month

€6.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.32/m² a month. Sales in Chargey-lès-Gray from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chargey-lès-Gray€6.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€6.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.48 to €8.43/m² a month)
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chargey-lès-Gray

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Nearby attractions

Musée Baron-Martin and 5 more in and around Chargey-lès-Gray

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About Chargey-lès-Gray

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chargey-lès-Gray is a commune of 667 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Gray. 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
667 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Gray
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.6 km²)
INSEE code
70132

Chargey-lès-Gray’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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GrayGrayChargey-lès-Gray
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chargey-lès-Gray667—————
Gray5,3653.1C−AD−C

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

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 November 4, 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.