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ChariezHaute-Saône

Home to 227 people, this town lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chariez a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chariez has none. A tenth of its homes are second homes.

What makes Chariez stand out

The one thing Chariez does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne maison forte de Chariez
Ancienne maison forte de Chariez · Inscrit · Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chariez’s story

Chariez in pictures

Chariez has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2010.

54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1944First protected: Croix en pierre située sur la place publique
  • 2000Most recently protected: Ancienne maison forte de Chariez
  • 2010The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chariez.

History

Old homes shape Chariez: 54% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns

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

Since 2010, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Chariez is Croix en pierre située sur la place publique. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1944
first monument protected
2010
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
54%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

Few people in Chariez are 15 to 24: 9.7%, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. The age that splits Chariez in two is 42.5.

42.5median age
ChariezHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chariez
ChariezHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+23%24%22%
No diploma14%25%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chariez than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

9.2% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €27,480 a year per consumption unit, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chariez, 0.1 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,480
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

80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away. The bac pass rate near Chariez is 91.5%, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).

94%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chariez80.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Chariez91.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège11780%−11 pts
Lycée général et technologique Les HabergesNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée24594%−3 pts

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94%
passed the general and technological bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
82%
passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
80.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
2.1 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 Chariez is €8.97/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Chariez from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chariez€8.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.35/m² a month)
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Maison forte de Chariez and 2 more in and around Chariez

Heritage and gardens in and near Chariez. Best known first.

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

13pages on Chariez

Landmarks

Chariez has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Croix en pierre située sur la place publique: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne maison forte de Chariez: Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chariez

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

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Chariez’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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Échenoz-la-MélineVesoulPort-sur-SaôneÉchenoz-la-MélineVesoulPort-sur-SaôneChariez
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chariez227—————
Échenoz-la-Méline3,1582.8B+B+AA−
Vesoul15,0783.5C−A−D−C
Port-sur-Saône2,9495A−A+A−C

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

About Chariez

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chariez is a commune of 227 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul. 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
227 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code
70134

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.