Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and C+ for walkability. Jobs & income is weaker too (C+) — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Mélisey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mélisey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mélisey.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mélisey than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,276/m², between Haute-Saône’s towns (€1,108/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Mélisey from July 2023 to June 2026: 43 houses and apartments.
€1,276/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mélisey€1,276/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,263/m²
40
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.19/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des 1000 étangs
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Mélisey’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
178 deaths in Mélisey between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 172: 3% above. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Mélisey come to 103 per 100 predicted. Life expectancy in Haute-Saône: 84.7 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 4 GPs practise in the town.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Mélisey · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Lure
18 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mélisey has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
30% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 18% have a degree.
52.7median age
MéliseyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument in Mélisey, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in Mélisey walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%
11.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,240 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Mélisey didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Mélisey, 1.1 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mélisey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Over 2025, Mélisey logged 22 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 10.2 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft without violence12
Fraud8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
27.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 27.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Piscine d’été and 2 more in and around Mélisey
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Mélisey. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mélisey
Is Mélisey safe?
Mélisey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Mélisey good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mélisey expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mélisey grades A for cost of living.
About Mélisey
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mélisey is a commune of 1,625 people in the Communauté de communes des 1000 étangs. 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
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.
