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With 928 residents, it is a town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Gray-la-Ville is too small for the grades other French towns get. A third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gray-la-Ville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gray-la-Ville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison, ancien grenier, in Gray, 0.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gray-la-Ville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gray-la-Ville.
13% are under 15, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gray-la-Ville | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Gray-la-Ville counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €27,140 a year per consumption unit, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert et Sonia DelaunayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 81 | 74%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Augustin CournotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 93%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Pierre Fourier PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 24 | 83%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.99/m² a month, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (€8.86/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.32/m² a month. Gray-la-Ville recorded 37 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,351/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Gray-la-Ville. Best known first.
MuseumMusée national de l'espéranto800 m east, in GrayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gray1.1 km northeast, in GrayMuseumMuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Gray1 km northeast, in GrayGardenGardenParc Lamugnière1.8 km north, in Arc-lès-GrayMuseumMuseumLa Villa / Frac Collection1.7 km north, in Arc-lès-GrayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gray-la-Ville yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gray-la-Ville is a commune of 928 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Gray. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray-la-Ville | 928 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gray | 5,365 | 0.5 | C− | A | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.