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ÉchavanneHaute-Saône

A town of 199 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Échavanne a good place to live?

Échavanne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Échavanne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Échavanne’s story

No historic monuments in Échavanne

The Culture ministry lists no building in Échavanne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ecole en bois, in Ronchamp, 5.1 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échavanne.

Who lives here

Few people in Échavanne are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 36% of adults hold a degree. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.

48.8median age
ÉchavanneHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Échavanne
ÉchavanneHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–246.5%11%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat9.6%17%18%
Higher education36%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Échavanne has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%

The median disposable income was €29,100 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 2.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.8% of working residents in Échavanne didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Échavanne, 0.2 per working resident
2.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Échavanne costs an estimated advertised €10.30/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.

Échavanne recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Échavanne€10.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€10.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.29/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Échavanne

11pages on Échavanne

Landmarks

Nothing in Échavanne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Échavanne

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

How we find them →

Échavanne’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 →
ChampagneyEssertValdoieRonchampBavilliersBelfortChampagneyEssertValdoieRonchampBavilliersBelfortÉchavanne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Échavanne199—————
Champagney3,6473.7BAA+C−
Essert Territoire de Belfort3,4174.6B+C+AB+
Valdoie Territoire de Belfort5,1755.3C+B−A−C+
Ronchamp2,7375.4C+A+A−D
Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort4,6785.4C+BB+D−
Belfort Territoire de Belfort45,9125.7CA−C−C

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

About Échavanne

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Échavanne is a commune of 199 people in the Communauté de communes Rahin et Chérimont. 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
199 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rahin et Chérimont
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
INSEE code
70205

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.