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MontbozonHaute-Saône

The town, home to 553 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

553

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.69

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,500

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montbozon a good place to live?

Montbozon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Fontaine dite Fontaine du Cygne · Classé · Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Montbozon’s story

Montbozon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montbozon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Montbozon before 1900, the earliest Achille Coillot, in 1832.

1977First protected: Fontaine dite Fontaine du Cygne
2003Most recently protected: Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbozon.

History

Old homes shape Montbozon: 24% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

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

Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Montbozon is Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison Bouday. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison Bouday 16th c.
Fontaine dite Fontaine du Cygne 19th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1977

first monument protected

Full pageMontbozon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes24% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montbozon?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 18% of people in Montbozon are under 15, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

12% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 21% of adults. Residents of Montbozon have a median age of 42.7.

42.7median age

MontbozonHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education21%

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 Montbozon
	Montbozon	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	12%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	22%	26%	26%
65+	23%	24%	22%
No diploma	22%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	21%	22%	30%

Full pageMontbozon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.7 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montbozon?”

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

Work & commute

Montbozon has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

Households’ median disposable income: €24,500 a year per consumption unit. Montbozon has 250 jobs for 250 working residents, 1 per worker. 5.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

250

jobs based in Montbozon, 1 per working resident

6.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,500

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMontbozon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here250 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,500 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Montbozon costs less than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.69/m² a month

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

The market in Montbozon: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.56/m² a month.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montbozon€7.69/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.84 to €10.12/m² a month)

€8.56/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMontbozon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée du tracteur de Loulans-Verchamp and 2 more in and around Montbozon

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Montbozon. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée du tracteur de Loulans-Verchamp4.6 km southwest, in Loulans-Verchamp ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Loulans4.7 km southwest, in Loulans-Verchamp AttractionAttractionAcro'cimes1.2 km northeast, in Thiénans

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montbozon

12pages on Montbozon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13 mi away Work & commute250 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.7 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montbozon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison BoudayHouse · 16th c.

Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-DameChurch · 15th & 18th c.

Photo credits

Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison Bouday: Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame: Photo: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Montbozon

2 notable people were born in Montbozon.

Their page →

Marie Étienne PérozFrench colonial officer (1857-1910)

Achille CoillotFrench politician (1832–1920)

Montbozon’s 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 →

Baume-les-DamesÉchenoz-la-MélineVesoulL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsThiseMontbozon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montbozon	553	—	—	—	—	—
Baume-les-Dames Doubs	5,155	9.2	B⁻	A	C⁻	C⁻
Échenoz-la-Méline	3,158	11	B⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Vesoul	15,078	12	C⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs	2,780	15	C⁻	A	C	D
Thise Doubs	2,994	15	—	C	—	B⁻

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

About Montbozon

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montbozon is a commune of 553 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. 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: 553 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code: 70357

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.