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ChaumercenneHaute-Saône

Some 194 people live in this town, in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
194
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.99
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,870
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chaumercenne a good place to live?

Chaumercenne isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.

What makes Chaumercenne stand out

The one thing Chaumercenne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%ChaumercenneMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Croix-Oratoire (à l'exclusion de la croix elle-même plus récente)
Croix-Oratoire (à l'exclusion de la croix elle-même plus récente) · Classé · Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chaumercenne’s story

Chaumercenne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chaumercenne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Croix-Oratoire (à l'exclusion de la croix elle-même plus ré…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumercenne.

History

Chaumercenne keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Chaumercenne is Croix-Oratoire (à l'exclusion de la croix elle-même plus récente).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
17th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected
Full pageChaumercenne’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes45% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Chaumercenne?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Chaumercenne are under 15, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 22% have a degree. Residents of Chaumercenne have a median age of 43.2.

43.2median age
ChaumercenneHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

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 Chaumercenne
ChaumercenneHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+23%24%22%
No diploma20%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education22%22%30%
Full pageChaumercenne’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages43.2 median age · 23% are 65 or overHouseholds90 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Chaumercenne?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chaumercenne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%

Half of residents lived on more than €24,870 a year per consumption unit, between Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970). 14.4% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 6.4% of working residents in Chaumercenne didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Chaumercenne, 0.2 per working resident
14.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageChaumercenne’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.2 per working residentMedian income€24,870 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.2 mi away. The closest collège is 3.1 mi off.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chaumercenne82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques PrevostNearest collègeCollègeCollège8382%−5 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageChaumercenne’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges82.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Chaumercenne is €10.99/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Chaumercenne recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaumercenne€10.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €14.22/m² a month)
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageChaumercenne’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.99/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaumercenne

12pages on Chaumercenne
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.3 mi awayHousing7 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute0 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 43.2History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Chaumercenne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Croix-Oratoire (à l'exclusion de la croix elle-même plus récente)Oratory · 17th c.
Classé
Anciennes forges de Grand-ValayIndustrial building · 17th & 18th c. · in Valay, 2.8 mi
Classé
Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne)Abbey · 12th–19th c. · in Vitreux, 2.9 mi
Classé
Croix dite Croix Saint-RochCross · 14th c. · in Pesmes, 3.2 mi
Photo credits

Croix-Oratoire (à l'exclusion de la croix elle-même plus récente): Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chaumercenne

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

How we find them →

Chaumercenne’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 →
GraySaint-VitAuxonneLes AuxonsDoleMiserey-SalinesGraySaint-VitAuxonneLes AuxonsDoleMiserey-SalinesChaumercenne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chaumercenne194—————
Gray5,36510C−AD−C
Saint-Vit Doubs5,13312A−C+B−B+
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58113C+A−C+C
Les Auxons Doubs2,53316—C—A−
Dole Jura23,84016B−B+CB−
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,66116—C−—A

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

About Chaumercenne

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chaumercenne is a commune of 194 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
70142

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.