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A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 224 people.
Melincourt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 14% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Melincourt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Melincourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont tournant sur le canal de l'Est, in Selles, 5.6 mi away.
37% 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 Melincourt.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Melincourt have a median age of 50.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Melincourt | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €26,910 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.55/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Melincourt.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Melincourt. Best known first.
Nothing in Melincourt 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 Melincourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melincourt | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 6.7 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 12 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 13 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 14 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Xertigny Vosges | 2,589 | 16 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges | 3,885 | 17 | A− | A+ | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Melincourt is a commune of 224 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.