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Chauvirey-le-ChâtelHaute-Saône

The town, home to 109 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chauvirey-le-Châtel a good place to live?

Chauvirey-le-Châtel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 32% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Chauvirey-le-Châtel stand out

The 2 things Chauvirey-le-Châtel does most differently from other towns.

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Château-Dessous
Château-Dessous · Classé · Photo: Xavierrom · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chauvirey-le-Châtel’s story

Chauvirey-le-Châtel in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chauvirey-le-Châtel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1928First protected: Château-Dessous
  • 2010Most recently protected: Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chauvirey-le-Châtel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Château-Dessus: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame: Photo: Xavierrom · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chauvirey-le-Châtel.

Who lives here

Few people in Chauvirey-le-Châtel are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

53.1median age

10% of adults hold a degree. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Chauvirey-le-Châtel is 53.1.

Chauvirey-le-ChâtelHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma38%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education10%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chauvirey-le-Châtel
Chauvirey-le-ChâtelHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–245.5%11%11%
25–4413%21%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+31%24%22%
No diploma38%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education10%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Chauvirey-le-Châtel: 57% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns

3historic monuments

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Chauvirey-le-Châtel is Château-Dessous. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. On the Culture ministry’s list, Chauvirey-le-Châtel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Chauvirey-le-Châtel has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

8%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €20,410 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving65%
On foot8%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chauvirey-le-Châtel, 0.5 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
28%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Chauvirey-le-Châtel costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.40/m² a month

€8.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Chauvirey-le-Châtel from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chauvirey-le-Châtel€8.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.93/m² a month)
€8.44/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 Chauvirey-le-Châtel

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Nearby attractions

Château-Dessus and 2 more in and around Chauvirey-le-Châtel

Heritage in and near Chauvirey-le-Châtel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Chauvirey-le-Châtel

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chauvirey-le-Châtel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Chauvirey-le-Châtel

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chauvirey-le-Châtel is a commune of 109 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

Population
109 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
70143

Chauvirey-le-Châtel’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 →
Port-sur-SaônePort-sur-SaôneChauvirey-le-Châtel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chauvirey-le-Châtel109—————
Port-sur-Saône2,94915A−A+A−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.