Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Héricourt earns a C+: better than nearly two fifths of compared French towns, and #8 of 11 in Haute-Saône. Its best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Héricourt 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Héricourt.
HousingCost of living A
The estimated advertised rent in Héricourt is €9.86/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.
Behind the median of €1,333/m²: 281 houses and apartments sold in Héricourt between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Héricourt sell for €1,490/m² and apartments for €1,045/m².
€1,333/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Héricourt€1,333/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,490/m²
188
Apartments
€1,045/m²
93
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €13.64/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Héricourt’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Héricourt can choose among 13 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Héricourt records 102 deaths per 100 expected, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (102) and above compared French towns (88). 1,099 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 960: 14% above. Also worth knowing: women in Haute-Saône live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Héricourt · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More crime per resident in Héricourt than in 71% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Héricourt, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 325 offenses recorded locally. Violence against people averaged 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 19.
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage183
Family violence35
Other physical violence32
Theft from vehicles25
Burglary21
Sexual violence16
Vehicle theft13
Fraud55
Theft without violence52
Drug use35
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
325
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people are out of work in Héricourt than in 88% of French communes of 1,000+
Half of residents lived on more than €23,480 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 13.8%. 4,400 jobs are based in Héricourt, for 4,000 working residents (1.1 per worker).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,400
jobs based in Héricourt, 1.1 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Héricourt: 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Héricourt: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
91.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #3 of 10 in Haute-Saône. Near Héricourt, 90.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Haute-Saône’s towns (90.4%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 95% of 116 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Héricourt are 15 to 24: 9.9%, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, near Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Half of Héricourt is older than 45.5, half younger.
45.5median age
HéricourtHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Jean-Luc Lagarce: Babelio, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henri Pavillard: Agence Rol, Public domain · Michel Godard: Thomas Radlwimmer, CC BY 2.0 · Ernest Ginsburger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Christian Décamps: Benoit Brochet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Georges Bretegnier: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0
Héricourt’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Héricourt
Is Héricourt safe?
It grades C for safety, #7 of 11 in Haute-Saône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 183 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Héricourt good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns and #3 of 10 in Haute-Saône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Héricourt expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,333/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Héricourt grades A for cost of living.
About Héricourt
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Héricourt is a commune of 10,621 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt. 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
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.
