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It is a town of 32 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Charmes-Saint-Valbert: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a quarter of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Charmes-Saint-Valbert does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Charmes-Saint-Valbert as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Ouge, 4.6 mi away.
65% 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 Charmes-Saint-Valbert.
Nearly two in five adults hold a degree, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
41% women, 59% men
About 68 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Charmes-Saint-Valbert | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.1% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 9.4% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Charmes-Saint-Valbert’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 86% drove.
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Charmes-Saint-Valbert from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.79/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Charmes-Saint-Valbert. Best known first.
Nothing in Charmes-Saint-Valbert 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 Charmes-Saint-Valbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmes-Saint-Valbert | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 16 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charmes-Saint-Valbert is a commune of 32 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône. 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 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.