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MembreyHaute-Saône

Population 208: a town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Membrey a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Membrey out for now. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. 15- to 24-year-olds are 14% of the population.

What makes Membrey stand out

The 2 things Membrey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ruines romaines
Ruines romaines · Classé · Photo: Adrien70 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Membrey’s story

Membrey in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Membrey counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 2nd century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1846First protected: Ruines romaines
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Membrey.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.9% of Membrey, fewer than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 27% of adults.

52.8median age
MembreyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Membrey
MembreyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 159.9%15%17%
15–2414%11%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+28%24%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

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

History

Membrey keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 2nd century. Among the classé monuments in Membrey is Ruines romaines.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

2nd c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Membrey has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 9.4%

Membrey holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,880 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 5.5% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Membrey, 0.6 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Membrey is €9.68/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.

Sales in Membrey from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€9.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Membrey€9.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€9.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.57 to €12.37/m² a month)
€7.98/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 Membrey

11pages on Membrey

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines romaines: Photo: Adrien70 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Membrey

One notable person was born in Membrey.

Their page →

Membrey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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GrayPort-sur-SaôneGrayPort-sur-SaôneMembrey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Membrey208—————
Gray5,36512C−AD−C
Port-sur-Saône2,94916A−A+A−C

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

About Membrey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Membrey is a commune of 208 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. 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
208 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
70340

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.