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Frasne-le-ChâteauHaute-Saône

Home to 294 people, this town lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

294

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.68

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,790

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Frasne-le-Château a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Frasne-le-Château falls below the line for grades. 15- to 24-year-olds are 16% of the population.

What makes Frasne-le-Château stand out

The one thing Frasne-le-Château does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

16% are 15 to 24

of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town

Median age 43.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Grande fontaine · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Frasne-le-Château’s story

Frasne-le-Château in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Frasne-le-Château, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1946First protected: Ancien château des Sires d'Oiselay
1996Most recently protected: Maison dite Château Mugnier

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frasne-le-Château.

Who lives here

Frasne-le-Château skews young, with 16% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns

Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. Over-65s are 16% of the population. The age that splits Frasne-le-Château in two is 43.1.

43.1median age

Frasne-le-ChâteauHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

16%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Frasne-le-Château
	Frasne-le-Château	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	16%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	16%	24%	22%
No diploma	14%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	32%	22%	30%

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Ages43.1 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Frasne-le-Château?”

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

History

Frasne-le-Château keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Frasne-le-Château, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

15th c.

oldest protected part

1946

first monument protected

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Age of homes47% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Frasne-le-Château?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Frasne-le-Château are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.9%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.8% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Frasne-le-Château number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

100

jobs based in Frasne-le-Château, 0.7 per working resident

6.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,790

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,790 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Frasne-le-Château costs an estimated advertised €9.68/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Frasne-le-Château.

€9.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Frasne-le-Château€9.68/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€9.68/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.57 to €12.37/m² a month)

€7.98/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.68/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Frasne-le-Château

12pages on Frasne-le-Château

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.5 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.1 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Frasne-le-Château, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Ancien château des Sires d'OiselayChâteau · 15th & 16th c.

Maison dite Château MugnierHouse · 18th c.

Photo credits

Ancien château des Sires d'Oiselay: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite Château Mugnier: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Frasne-le-Château

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Frasne-le-Château yet.

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Frasne-le-Château’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 →

Les AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinGrayÉchenoz-la-MélineThiseFrasne-le-Château

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Frasne-le-Château	294	—	—	—	—	—
Les Auxons Doubs	2,533	12	—	C	—	A⁻
Miserey-Salines Doubs	2,661	13	—	C⁻	—	A
École-Valentin Doubs	2,579	14	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Gray	5,365	14	C⁻	A	D⁻	C
Échenoz-la-Méline	3,158	15	B⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Thise Doubs	2,994	15	—	C	—	B⁻

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

About Frasne-le-Château

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Frasne-le-Château is a commune of 294 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy. 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: 294 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code: 70253

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 9, 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.