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95 people live in this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Esmoulières has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 51% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Esmoulières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Esmoulières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix monumentale, in La Longine, 2.3 mi away.
47% 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 Esmoulières.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 17% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Esmoulières | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 15.0%, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The market in Esmoulières: 6 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 Esmoulières. Best known first.
Nothing in Esmoulières 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 Esmoulières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmoulières | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle Vosges | 3,419 | 5.6 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Le Thillot Vosges | 3,167 | 7.2 | A | A | B | B− |
| Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges | 3,885 | 8 | A− | A+ | A | D |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 10 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte Vosges | 2,566 | 10 | — | A | — | C− |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 11 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Esmoulières is a commune of 95 people in the Communauté de communes des 1000 étangs. 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 8, 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.