Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 49 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for La Basse-Vaivre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.
The 2 things La Basse-Vaivre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Basse-Vaivre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont tournant sur le canal de l'Est, in Selles, 1.6 mi away.
50% 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 Basse-Vaivre.
Children under 15 count for just over a tenth of the people here. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Typical age in La Basse-Vaivre: 51.5, the median.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Basse-Vaivre | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in La Basse-Vaivre.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near La Basse-Vaivre. Best known first.
Nothing in La Basse-Vaivre 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 Basse-Vaivre 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 Basse-Vaivre | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 11 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 17 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Xertigny Vosges | 2,589 | 17 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 17 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Contrexéville Vosges | 2,923 | 18 | B | A | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Basse-Vaivre is a commune of 49 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté. 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.