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FaverneyHaute-Saône

A town of 980 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Faverney a good place to live?

Faverney is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Faverney stand out

The one thing Faverney does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne abbaye
Ancienne abbaye · Classé · Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faverney’s story

Faverney in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Faverney counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1994.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1846First protected: Ancienne abbaye
  • 1994The protected historic area is created
  • 2009Most recently protected: Maison du 16e siècle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faverney.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Faverney hold a degree than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.

47.4median age
FaverneyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Faverney
FaverneyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma27%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education19%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Faverney keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Faverney is Croix de village. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Since 1994, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. On the Culture ministry’s list, Faverney counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit5

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
1994
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
29%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Faverney come to a median €23,790 a year per consumption unit, against €22,560 in Haute-Saône’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns

The jobless rate is 13.9%. At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Faverney number 250, against 350 residents in work (0.7 per worker).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Faverney, 0.7 per working resident
13.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 9.6 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Faverney92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PergaudNearest collègeCollègeCollège6392%+2 pts
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Faverney than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.03/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €935/m²: 31 houses and apartments sold in Faverney between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 87% of what sold.

€935/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Faverney€935/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.49 to €9.93/m² a month)
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Faverney

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Faverney counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix de village: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison des Hôtes (ancienne): Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anciennes halles: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Faverney

One notable person was born in Faverney.

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Faverney’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Saône →
Port-sur-SaôneVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineSaint-Loup-sur-SemouseLuxeuil-les-BainsFougerolles-Saint-ValbertPort-sur-SaôneVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineSaint-Loup-sur-SemouseLuxeuil-les-BainsFougerolles-Saint-ValbertFaverney
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Faverney980—————
Port-sur-Saône2,9496.1A−A+A−C
Vesoul15,07810C−A−D−C
Échenoz-la-Méline3,15811B+B+AA−
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse2,81412B−A+AD−
Luxeuil-les-Bains6,66313C−ADC−
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert3,76417A−AA+C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Faverney

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Faverney is a commune of 980 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Saône. 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

Population
980 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres de Saône
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
INSEE code
70228

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 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.