At under 1,000 residents, Faucogney-et-la-Mer is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 19% of homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Faucogney-et-la-Mer stand out
The 2 things Faucogney-et-la-Mer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Faucogney-et-la-Mer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
François Dominique Barbe Berthélemy des Radrais, born in 1771, is the one person born in Faucogney-et-la-Mer before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faucogney-et-la-Mer.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Faucogney-et-la-Mer, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 19% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 7.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
58.8median age
Faucogney-et-la-MerHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Faucogney-et-la-Mer keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 5, make up the bulk. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Faucogney-et-la-Mer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Faucogney-et-la-Mer has 1.7 jobs for every resident in work
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,780 a year. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.0% of commuters travelled at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Faucogney-et-la-Mer, 1.7 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Faucogney-et-la-Mer than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.85/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Faucogney-et-la-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments. Houses accounted for nearly nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest.
€7.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Faucogney-et-la-Mer€7.85/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€7.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.98 to €10.32/m² a month)
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Faucogney-et-la-Mer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Faucogney-et-la-Mer
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Faucogney-et-la-Mer is a commune of 454 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
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.
