Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Cirey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

18th c.

oldest protected part

1944

first monument protected

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Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cirey?”

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

Who lives here

Cirey has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24

23% of adults hold a degree, near Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 22% of the population. Cirey has a median age of 46.6 years.

46.6median age

CireyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cirey
	Cirey	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	8.3%	11%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	22%	24%	22%
No diploma	16%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	17%	18%
Higher education	23%	22%	30%

Full pageCirey’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.6 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cirey?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Cirey are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%

The median disposable income was €25,860 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Cirey counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). At the census, 3.2% of commuters got to work without a car.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Cirey, 0.4 per working resident

5.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,860

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,860 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 10.3 mi away. A collège lies 3.1 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cirey87.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jules JeanneneyNearest collègeCollège	Collège	173	87%−7 pts

87.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate

3.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges87.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Cirey costs an estimated advertised €9.61/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.

Sales in Cirey from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

€9.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cirey€9.61/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€9.61/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €12.09/m² a month)

€9.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCirey’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.61/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 Cirey

13pages on Cirey

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.4 mi away Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Cirey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →

Église Saint-MauriceChurch · 18th c.

Ancienne abbaye de BellevauxAbbey

Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye de Bellevaux: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cirey

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

How we find them →

Cirey’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 →

ThiseLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBaume-les-DamesBesançonCirey

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cirey	372	—	—	—	—	—
Thise Doubs	2,994	8.8	—	C	—	B⁻
Les Auxons Doubs	2,533	11	—	C	—	A⁻
Miserey-Salines Doubs	2,661	11	—	C⁻	—	A
École-Valentin Doubs	2,579	11	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Baume-les-Dames Doubs	5,155	11	B⁻	A	C⁻	C⁻
Besançon Doubs	118,489	12	C	C	C⁻	B

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

About Cirey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cirey is a commune of 372 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais. 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: 372 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5 sq mi (12.9 km²)
INSEE code: 70154

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.