Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 217 residents and lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Filain has none.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Filain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
27% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Filain | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €28,140 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Filain.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Filain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Filain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filain | 217 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 6.1 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 7.4 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 13 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Baume-les-Dames Doubs | 5,155 | 14 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise Doubs | 2,994 | 17 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Filain is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. 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.