7.4% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. Line up the people of Cult by age and the one in the middle is 38.2.

38.2median age

CultHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education32%

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 Cult
	Cult	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	25%	15%	17%
15–24	7.4%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	15%	24%	22%
No diploma	17%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	32%	22%	30%

Full pageCult’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages38.2 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.7 people per household Born abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cult?”

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

History

Old homes shape Cult: 24% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cult; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1998

first monument protected

Full pageCult’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes24% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cult?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Cult are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%

1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €27,420 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Cult, 0.2 per working resident

5.1%

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

€27,420

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 here0.2 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,420 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, 6 points below the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cult87.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Albert MathiezNearest collègeCollège	Collège	126	87%−6 pts

87.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate

2.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCult’s schools pageOpen the page

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

The estimated advertised rent in Cult is €10.04/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.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Cult.

€10.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cult€10.04/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€10.04/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.76/m² a month)

€9.22/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCult’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.04/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 Cult

13pages on Cult

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.7 mi away Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cult; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Ancienne maison forte, actuelle mairieFortified house · 16th–19th c.

Maison dite ChâteauHouse · 17th & 19th c.

Photo credits

Ancienne maison forte, actuelle mairie: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison dite Château: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cult

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

How we find them →

Cult’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 →

Saint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesGrayÉcole-ValentinBesançonCult

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cult	229	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Vit Doubs	5,133	9.5	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Les Auxons Doubs	2,533	10	—	C	—	A⁻
Miserey-Salines Doubs	2,661	11	—	C⁻	—	A
Gray	5,365	11	C⁻	A	D⁻	C
École-Valentin Doubs	2,579	12	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Besançon Doubs	118,489	14	C	C	C⁻	B

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

About Cult

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cult is a commune of 229 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: 229 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code: 70193

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.