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MalansHaute-Saône

A town of 135 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Malans a good place to live?

Malans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Malans stand out

The 2 things Malans does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Malans’ story

Malans in pictures

Malans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Émile Coquibus, born in 1874, is the one person born in Malans before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Nearby attractions

Château de Malans and 13 more in and around Malans

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Malans. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malans.

Who lives here

Malans skews older, with 39% of residents 65 or over, more than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over two in five adults. 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here.

54.5median age
MalansHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Malans
MalansHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–247.5%11%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+39%24%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP20%27%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education42%22%30%

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

History

Malans keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 16th century. Malans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Malans has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

2.3% 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%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,740 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving98%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Malans, 0.1 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.8 mi off.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Malans82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques PrevostNearest collègeCollègeCollège8382%−5 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Malans is €10.99/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Malans.

€10.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Malans€10.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €14.22/m² a month)
€10.10/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 Malans

13pages on Malans

Landmarks

Malans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Malans

One notable person was born in Malans.

Their page →

Malans’ 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 →
AuxonneSaint-VitGrayDoleDamparisLes AuxonsAuxonneSaint-VitGrayDoleDamparisLes AuxonsMalans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Malans135—————
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58110C+A−C+C
Saint-Vit Doubs5,13312A−C+B−B+
Gray5,36512C−AD−C
Dole Jura23,84013B−B+CB−
Damparis Jura2,58716BA−AC−
Les Auxons Doubs2,53317—C—A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Malans

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Malans is a commune of 135 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
135 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code
70327

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 October 30, 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.