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A town of 357 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Gouhenans isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The one thing Gouhenans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gouhenans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix Saint-Nicolas, in Vouhenans, 3.1 mi away.
37% 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 Gouhenans.
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 18% of adults. Half the people of Gouhenans are older than 54.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Gouhenans | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 50 jobs are based in Gouhenans, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,480 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
8 houses and apartments changed hands in Gouhenans from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gouhenans 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 Gouhenans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouhenans | 357 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lure | 7,877 | 5.5 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 9.9 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
| Champagney | 3,647 | 11 | B | A | A+ | C− |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs | 2,780 | 12 | C− | A | C | D |
| Héricourt | 10,621 | 13 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Bavans Doubs | 3,582 | 15 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gouhenans is a commune of 357 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel. 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 November 4, 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.