Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 447 residents, it is a town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Esboz-Brest is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Esboz-Brest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Colomban, in Luxeuil-les-Bains, 3.1 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Esboz-Brest.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 30% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Esboz-Brest | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,470 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560). Jobs located in Esboz-Brest: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.1 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.91/m² a month. The market in Esboz-Brest: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Esboz-Brest. Best known first.
ChurchBasilique Saint-Pierre5 km west, in Luxeuil-les-BainsMuseumMuseumMusée du Combattant de la Haute-Saône5 km west, in Luxeuil-les-BainsAttractionAttractionLavoirs4.9 km west, in Luxeuil-les-BainsZooZooParc Animalier du Banney4.5 km northwest, in Luxeuil-les-BainsAttractionAttractionTotem4.6 km north, in Raddon-et-ChapenduPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Esboz-Brest is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Esboz-Brest yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esboz-Brest | 447 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 3.4 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 6.2 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Lure | 7,877 | 8.6 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges | 3,885 | 9.4 | A− | A+ | A | D |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 9.8 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 11 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Esboz-Brest is a commune of 447 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Luxeuil. 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
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.