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52 people call this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Melin isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. Over-65s are 43% of the population.
The 2 things Melin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Melin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Cherlieu, in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu, 2.8 mi away.
33% 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 Melin.
People aged 15 to 24 are 6.1% of the population. 8.2% are under 15, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Melin has a median age of 58.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Melin | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.2% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 14.3% are unemployed. At the census, 10.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Melin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Melin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melin | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 11 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 17 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 17 | C− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Melin is a commune of 52 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
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.