Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 1,354 residents.
Frotey-lès-Vesoul’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on cost of living as well — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is schools — bac results 3.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Frotey-lès-Vesoul has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Frotey-lès-Vesoul does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Frotey-lès-Vesoul with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Frotey-lès-Vesoul has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Frotey-lès-Vesoul as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Vesoul, 1.3 mi away.
4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frotey-lès-Vesoul.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Frotey-lès-Vesoul is 82.3%, near Haute-Saône’s towns (82.8%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 85% of 193 candidates passed the bac pro. Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques BrelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 81%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Édouard BelinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 272 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège privé le Marteroy PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 103 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
123 deaths in Frotey-lès-Vesoul between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 173: 29% below. Life expectancy in Haute-Saône: 84.7 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: there are 2 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.57/m² a month, between Haute-Saône’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.34/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,602/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The share of residents under 15 is 15%. 12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Frotey-lès-Vesoul | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 550 residents in work, Frotey-lès-Vesoul has 300 jobs: 0.6 each. Unemployment runs at 10.6%. At the census, 9.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Frotey-lès-Vesoul. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Jean-Léon-Gérôme2.1 km west, in Vesoul
ChurchÉglise Saint-Georges de Vesoul2 km west, in VesoulGardenGardenJardin anglais1.5 km west, in VesoulMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vesoul2.1 km west, in VesoulMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Annonciades de Vesoul2 km west, in VesoulChâteauChâteauChâteau de Colombe-lès-Vesoul2.3 km southeast, in Colombe-lès-VesoulPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Frotey-lès-Vesoul is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Frotey-lès-Vesoul as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frotey-lès-Vesoul | 1,354 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 1.1 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 2.4 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 7.9 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Lure | 7,877 | 15 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 16 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Frotey-lès-Vesoul has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns. 92% of 272 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Belin in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Frotey-lès-Vesoul grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Frotey-lès-Vesoul is a commune of 1,354 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul. 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) · 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 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.