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A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 197 people.

Is Fouvent-Saint-Andoche a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Fouvent-Saint-Andoche is too small for the grades other French towns get. 24% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 47% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Fouvent-Saint-Andoche stand out

The 2 things Fouvent-Saint-Andoche does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de la Colombière, à Fouvent-le-Haut
Château de la Colombière, à Fouvent-le-Haut · Inscrit · Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fouvent-Saint-Andoche’s story

Fouvent-Saint-Andoche in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1976First protected: Château de la Colombière, à Fouvent-le-Haut
  • 1980Most recently protected: Église de Fouvent-le-Haut
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche.

Who lives here

Fouvent-Saint-Andoche has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6% are 15 to 24

Over-65s are 47% of the population. 12% are under 15, below Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Fouvent-Saint-Andoche in two is 63.2.

63.2median age
Fouvent-Saint-AndocheHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche
Fouvent-Saint-AndocheHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–244.6%11%11%
25–448.6%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+47%24%22%
No diploma33%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education12%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Fouvent-Saint-Andoche: 51% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fouvent-Saint-Andoche has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%

At the census, 8.0% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €23,370 a year per consumption unit, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Bicycle4%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche is €8.41/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche. House rents are put at about €7.83/m² a month.

€8.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fouvent-Saint-Andoche€8.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €10.77/m² a month)
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fouvent-Saint-Andoche

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église de Fouvent-le-Haut: Photo: Jean de l'Auxois · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Colombière, à Fouvent-le-Haut: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Fouvent-Saint-Andoche

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fouvent-Saint-Andoche yet.

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Fouvent-Saint-Andoche’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 →
GrayPort-sur-SaôneGrayPort-sur-SaôneFouvent-Saint-Andoche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fouvent-Saint-Andoche197—————
Gray5,36515C−AD−C
Port-sur-Saône2,94918A−A+A−C

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

About Fouvent-Saint-Andoche

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Fouvent-Saint-Andoche is a commune of 197 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. 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
197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.5 sq mi (35 km²)
INSEE code
70247

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.