Degrees are held by 38% of adults. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.5%, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of La Demie by age and the one in the middle is 39.7.

La DemieHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma6%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Demie
	La Demie	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	28%	15%	17%
15–24	6.5%	11%	11%
25–44	29%	21%	23%
45–64	21%	26%	26%
65+	15%	24%	22%
No diploma	5.9%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	17%	18%
Higher education	38%	22%	30%

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Ages39.7 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of La Demie?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape La Demie: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in La Demie is Croix de Saint-Antoine en pierre sculptée. The protected list starts in the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Croix de Saint-Antoine en pierre sculptée 17th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1959

first monument protected

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Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in La Demie?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in La Demie, 6.7%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

1%walk, cycle or take transit

1.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,700 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in La Demie, 0.2 per working resident

6.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near La Demie than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 82.0%

82.7%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.3 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

La Demie82.7%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

La Demie82.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean MacéNearest collègeCollège	Collège	124	75%−12 pts
Lycée professionnel LuxembourgNearest lycéeVocational lycée	Vocational lycée	66	82%±0 pts
Collège privé le Marteroy PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège	Collège	103	95%+1 pt

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82%

passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate

82.7%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −7.8 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges82.7% passed the brevet · Three collèges within 5 km Lycées82.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in La Demie is €9.57/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in La Demie. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.59/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Demie€9.57/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€9.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.75 to €11.83/m² a month)

€8.59/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Demie

13pages on La Demie

The big questions

SchoolsThree collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.9 mi away Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors22% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Musée Jean-Léon-Gérôme and 5 more in and around La Demie

Heritage, museums and gardens in and near La Demie. Best known first.

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MuseumMusée Jean-Léon-Gérôme4.6 km north, in Vesoul

ChurchÉglise Saint-Georges de Vesoul4.5 km north, in Vesoul ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Colombe-lès-Vesoul3.9 km northeast, in Colombe-lès-Vesoul Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vesoul4.5 km north, in Vesoul GardenGardenJardin anglais4.3 km north, in Vesoul Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Annonciades de Vesoul4.6 km north, in Vesoul

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Photo credits (2)

Musée Jean-Léon-Gérôme: Nério9, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Georges de Vesoul: Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from La Demie

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Demie yet.

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About La Demie

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

La Demie is a commune of 161 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

Population: 161 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code: 70203

La Demie’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Échenoz-la-MélineVesoulPort-sur-SaôneLureLa Demie

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
La Demie	161	—	—	—	—	—
Échenoz-la-Méline	3,158	2.1	B⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Vesoul	15,078	2.9	C⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
Port-sur-Saône	2,949	9.4	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C
Lure	7,877	17	B⁻	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) · 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.