Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 699 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Esprels is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Esprels; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Esprels.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Esprels; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Esprels has a median age of 47.5. Children are 16% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Esprels | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,560 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Esprels has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 5.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PergaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 72%−13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Esprels recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Esprels has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fontaine (ancienne): Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Esprels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esprels | 699 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 12 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 12 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Lure | 7,877 | 12 | B− | A | D | C− |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs | 2,780 | 12 | C− | A | C | D |
| Baume-les-Dames Doubs | 5,155 | 13 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 17 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Esprels is a commune of 699 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel. 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 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.