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MontdoréHaute-Saône

In Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 69 residents.

Is Montdoré a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Montdoré is too small for the grades other French towns get. 24% of homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Montdoré stand out

The 2 things Montdoré does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montdoré’s story

Montdoré in pictures

Montdoré has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montdoré.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Montdoré than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). At 53, the median resident of Montdoré sits in the middle of the age range.

53median age
MontdoréHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Montdoré
MontdoréHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Montdoré: 40% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Montdoré has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Montdoré has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6%

At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Montdoré went to work by public transport.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Montdoré, 0.4 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
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 of an apartment in Montdoré is €8.48/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Montdoré.

€8.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montdoré€8.48/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €10.95/m² a month)
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vauvillers and 2 more in and around Montdoré

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montdoré. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montdoré

12pages on Montdoré

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Montdoré

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montdoré yet.

How we find them →

Montdoré’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 →
Saint-Loup-sur-SemouseFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsPort-sur-SaôneXertignySaint-Loup-sur-SemouseFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsPort-sur-SaôneXertignyMontdoré
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montdoré69—————
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse2,8149.2B−A+AD−
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert3,76415A−AA+C−
Luxeuil-les-Bains6,66315C−ADC−
Port-sur-Saône2,94916A−A+A−C
Xertigny Vosges2,58917C+A+B+D

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

About Montdoré

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montdoré is a commune of 69 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

Population
69 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
70360

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.