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Fretigney-et-VelloreilleHaute-Saône

A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 764 people.

Is Fretigney-et-Velloreille a good place to live?

Fretigney-et-Velloreille is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église à l'exception de la sacristie reconstruite et du local de chaufferie
Église à l'exception de la sacristie reconstruite et du local de chaufferie · Inscrit · Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fretigney-et-Velloreille’s story

Fretigney-et-Velloreille in pictures

Fretigney-et-Velloreille has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Église à l'exception de la sacristie reconstruite et du loc…
  • 2002Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame de la Charité de Ne…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fretigney-et-Velloreille.

Who lives here

Few people in Fretigney-et-Velloreille are 65 or over: 17%, below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

20% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 19% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.

40.2median age
Fretigney-et-VelloreilleHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fretigney-et-Velloreille
Fretigney-et-VelloreilleHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+17%24%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

History

Fretigney-et-Velloreille keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

Fretigney-et-Velloreille has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fretigney-et-Velloreille than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

The median disposable income is €24,620 a year per consumption unit. 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 resident in work, Fretigney-et-Velloreille counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 350 workers).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Fretigney-et-Velloreille, 0.5 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Fretigney-et-Velloreille 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.

Of the homes sold, 92% were houses. Sales in Fretigney-et-Velloreille from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.

€9.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fretigney-et-Velloreille€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

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Charité and 2 more in and around Fretigney-et-Velloreille

Heritage in and near Fretigney-et-Velloreille. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fretigney-et-Velloreille

12pages on Fretigney-et-Velloreille

Landmarks

Fretigney-et-Velloreille has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église à l'exception de la sacristie reconstruite et du local de chaufferie: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Fretigney-et-Velloreille

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fretigney-et-Velloreille yet.

How we find them →

Fretigney-et-Velloreille’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 →
Échenoz-la-MélineLes AuxonsVesoulMiserey-SalinesPort-sur-SaôneÉcole-ValentinÉchenoz-la-MélineLes AuxonsVesoulMiserey-SalinesPort-sur-SaôneÉcole-ValentinFretigney-et-Velloreille
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fretigney-et-Velloreille764—————
Échenoz-la-Méline3,15812B+B+AA−
Les Auxons Doubs2,53313—C—A−
Vesoul15,07814C−A−D−C
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,66114—C−—A
Port-sur-Saône2,94914A−A+A−C
École-Valentin Doubs2,57915A−C−B+A+

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

About Fretigney-et-Velloreille

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Fretigney-et-Velloreille is a commune of 764 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
764 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
INSEE code
70257

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.