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A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 3,158 people.
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. It is a safe place by the numbers (A): an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is schools (D) — bac results 3.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,487/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. The overall grade comes out at B+, #3 of 11 in Haute-Saône. That leaves it better than nearly three quarters of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Échenoz-la-Méline 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.
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The 2 things Échenoz-la-Méline does most differently from other towns.
Échenoz-la-Méline has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Échenoz-la-Méline has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Enclos et cabordes: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échenoz-la-Méline.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 85% of 193 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. On school results, the town ranks #8 of 10 in Haute-Saône. Near Échenoz-la-Méline, 82.3% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near Haute-Saône’s towns (82.8%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 117 | 80%−11 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Les HabergesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 245 | 94%−3 pts |
| Collège privé le Marteroy PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 103 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Échenoz-la-Méline comes 3rd of the 11 compared towns in Haute-Saône on the Safety Grade. The police record for Échenoz-la-Méline lists 47 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 11.7% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 205 residents of Échenoz-la-Méline died, against 274 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. Average lifespans in Haute-Saône: 84.7 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Échenoz-la-Méline can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
115 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,487/m². Échenoz-la-Méline is the most expensive of the 11 towns in Haute-Saône: its median sale is €1,487/m². Of the homes sold, 77% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,643/m² | 88 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Échenoz-la-Méline; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
32% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Haute-Saône’s towns (22%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here. The middle age in Échenoz-la-Méline is 47.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Échenoz-la-Méline | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,650 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560). One in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Échenoz-la-Méline. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Jean-Léon-Gérôme2.5 km northeast, in Vesoul
ChurchÉglise Saint-Georges de Vesoul2.5 km northeast, in VesoulMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vesoul2.5 km northeast, in VesoulMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Annonciades de Vesoul2.6 km northeast, in VesoulGardenGardenJardin anglais2.8 km northeast, in VesoulChâteauChâteauMaison forte de Chariez4.1 km northwest, in ChariezPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
2 notable people were born in Échenoz-la-Méline.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Échenoz-la-Méline is a commune of 3,158 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | — | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 1.8 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 7.3 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Lure | 7,877 | 18 | B− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #3 of 11 in Haute-Saône.
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #8 of 10 in Haute-Saône. 94% of 245 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Les Haberges in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,487/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Échenoz-la-Méline grades B+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.