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This town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 216.
La Vaivre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The one thing La Vaivre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vaivre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de calvaire au hameau de Blanzey-Haut, in Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert, 3.9 mi away.
52% 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 Vaivre.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. Among adults, 16% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Vaivre | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €23,410 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.1% of working residents in La Vaivre at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.2 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des CombellesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 89%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in La Vaivre.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and gardens in and near La Vaivre. Best known first.
MuseumÉcomusée du pays de la cerise2.8 km east, in Fougerolles-Saint-ValbertMuseumMuseumFerme-distillerie du Petit-Fahys2.9 km east, in Fougerolles-Saint-ValbertGardenGardenLe Jardin de la Fée Verte4.6 km southeast, in Fougerolles-Saint-ValbertPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in La 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 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 Vaivre | 216 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 2.5 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 4.7 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
| Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges | 3,885 | 6.1 | A− | A+ | A | D |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 6.7 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Xertigny Vosges | 2,589 | 9.3 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Remiremont Vosges | 7,388 | 12 | B | A− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Vaivre is a commune of 216 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.