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CromaryHaute-Saône

Home to 246 people, this town lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Cromary a good place to live?

Cromary has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Mathias
Église Saint-Mathias · Inscrit · Photo: devantoy johan · CC0
Cromary’s story

Cromary in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2013First protected: Église Saint-Mathias
  • 2015Most recently protected: Mairie-lavoir
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cromary.

History

Cromary keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Cromary 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
2013
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Cromary has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under 15: 19% of residents. Ages in Cromary split evenly at 46: half are older, half younger.

46median age
CromaryHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education37%

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 Cromary
CromaryHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–247.9%11%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma13%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education37%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Cromary, 4.8%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €27,240 a year per consumption unit, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.0% of commuters got to work without a car.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Cromary, 0.1 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Cromary is €9.15/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Cromary.

€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cromary€9.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €11.47/m² a month)
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du maréchal Moncey and 6 more in and around Cromary

Heritage in and near Cromary. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cromary

12pages on Cromary

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Mairie-lavoir: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Mathias: Photo: devantoy johan · CC0

Famous people from Cromary

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

How we find them →

Cromary’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-ValentinBesançonSaôneThiseLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonSaôneCromary
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cromary246—————
Thise Doubs2,9945.6—C—B−
Les Auxons Doubs2,5337—C—A−
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,6617—C−—A
École-Valentin Doubs2,5797.5A−C−B+A+
Besançon Doubs118,4898.8CCC−B
Saône Doubs3,1959.9AC+AB−

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

About Cromary

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cromary is a commune of 246 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
246 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
70189

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.