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In Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 95 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Barre has none. 15- to 24-year-olds are 16% of the population.
The one thing La Barre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Barre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine dite Fontaine du Cygne, in Montbozon, 5.8 mi away.
32% 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 La Barre.
The under-15s are 9% of the population here. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of La Barre have a median age of 48.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Barre | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.66/m² a month. Sales in La Barre from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Barre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Barre yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Barre | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baume-les-Dames Doubs | 5,155 | 9 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise Doubs | 2,994 | 9.8 | — | C | — | B− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 12 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 13 | — | C | — | A− |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 13 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Saône Doubs | 3,195 | 13 | A | C+ | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Barre is a commune of 95 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. 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.