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La Roche-MoreyHaute-Saône

Population 297: a town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is La Roche-Morey a good place to live?

La Roche-Morey has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes La Roche-Morey stand out

The 2 things La Roche-Morey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Prieuré (ancien)
Prieuré (ancien) · Inscrit · Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Roche-Morey’s story

La Roche-Morey in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Roche-Morey; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.

70% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1966First protected: Prieuré (ancien)
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Landmarks

The list names few of La Roche-Morey’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Prieuré (ancien): Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roche-Morey.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in La Roche-Morey than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults

49.8median age

11% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

La Roche-MoreyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP43%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Roche-Morey
La Roche-MoreyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma20%25%19%
CAP or BEP43%27%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education14%22%30%

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

History

La Roche-Morey keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 70% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Roche-Morey; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1966
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

La Roche-Morey has higher unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 22.6%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €22,250 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). La Roche-Morey holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.4% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Roche-Morey, 0.4 per working resident
22.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Roche-Morey than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.32/m² a month

€8.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.44/m² a month. Sales in La Roche-Morey from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Roche-Morey€8.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €10.51/m² a month)
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Roche-Morey

11pages on La Roche-Morey

Famous people from La Roche-Morey

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Roche-Morey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About La Roche-Morey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

La Roche-Morey is a commune of 297 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône. 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
297 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
11.4 sq mi (29.6 km²)
INSEE code
70373

La Roche-Morey’s neighbors

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

All towns in Haute-Saône →
Port-sur-SaônePort-sur-SaôneLa Roche-Morey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Roche-Morey297—————
Port-sur-Saône2,94914A−A+A−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.