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MollansHaute-Saône

A town of 244 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Mollans a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mollans out for now.

Lavoir du centre
Lavoir du centre · Inscrit · Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mollans’ story

Mollans in pictures

Mollans has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Mollans before 1900, the earliest Claude-Bonaventure Vigneron, in 1750.

  • 2008First protected: Grande fontaine
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mollans.

History

Old homes shape Mollans: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Most of the list is public buildings: 2 of 3.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
19th c.
oldest protected part
2008
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Mollans are 15 to 24: 3.9%, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Mollans by age and the one in the middle is 43.9. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

43.9median age
MollansHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mollans
MollansHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–243.9%11%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+24%24%22%
No diploma26%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Mollans are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 2.5%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,420 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Mollans number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Also worth knowing: 4.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Mollans, 0.4 per working resident
2.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Mollans costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.51/m² a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Mollans from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.60/m² a month.

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mollans€7.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.83 to €9.67/m² a month)
€7.60/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 Mollans

11pages on Mollans

Landmarks

Mollans has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Grande fontaine: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lavoir Buriot: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mollans

2 notable people were born in Mollans.

Their page →

Mollans’ 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 →
LureVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineLuxeuil-les-BainsRonchampChampagneyLureVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineLuxeuil-les-BainsRonchampChampagneyMollans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mollans244—————
Lure7,8776.3B−ADC−
Vesoul15,07810C−A−D−C
Échenoz-la-Méline3,15811B+B+AA−
Luxeuil-les-Bains6,66312C−ADC−
Ronchamp2,73713C+A+A−D
Champagney3,64715BAA+C−

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

About Mollans

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Mollans is a commune of 244 people in the Communauté de communes du Triangle Vert. 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
244 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Triangle Vert
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.6 km²)
INSEE code
70351

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.