Where it does best is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is a quarter of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for schools (D−) — brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health, C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability. It has 950 jobs for 450 working residents.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Dampierre-sur-Salon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Dampierre-sur-Salon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Dampierre-sur-Salon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Dampierre-sur-Salon’s story
1 historic monument, 1 classé
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Dampierre-sur-Salon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 5 people born in Dampierre-sur-Salon before 1900, the earliest François Martin (1729-1814), in 1729.
1993First protected: Demeure de maître de forges, puis de Charles Couyba
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Dampierre-sur-Salon: 34% are 65 or over, above Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns
52.7median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Among adults, 18% have a degree.
Dampierre-sur-SalonHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Dampierre-sur-Salon: 13% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Dampierre-sur-Salon is Demeure de maître de forges, puis de Charles Couyba.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Dampierre-sur-Salon records 86 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 102 in Haute-Saône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 229 deaths in Dampierre-sur-Salon from 2016 to 2025; there were 311, 36% more. The nearest emergency department to Dampierre-sur-Salon is Gh Haute Saone site Gray, 9 mi away. At birth, a girl in Haute-Saône can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Dampierre-sur-Salon · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Gray
22 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Dampierre-sur-Salon than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 13.6%, lower than Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,970 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: 4.4% of Dampierre-sur-Salon’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
950
jobs based in Dampierre-sur-Salon, 2.1 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
Dampierre-sur-Salon is a commune of 1,234 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. 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
1,234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.8 km²)
INSEE code
70198
Dampierre-sur-Salon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dampierre-sur-Salon
Is Dampierre-sur-Salon safe?
Dampierre-sur-Salon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Dampierre-sur-Salon good?
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.