Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 178 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Montessaux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montessaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut, in Ronchamp, 3.6 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montessaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montessaux.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Half of Montessaux is older than 46.8, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Montessaux | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €26,960 a year per consumption unit. 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 0.8 mi off. General-bac pupils go 4.8 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Mille ÉtangsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 88%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.91/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in Montessaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Montessaux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montessaux yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montessaux is a commune of 178 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montessaux | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 4.2 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
| Lure | 7,877 | 4.9 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Champagney | 3,647 | 6.1 | B | A | A+ | C− |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 10 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Giromagny Territoire de Belfort | 2,907 | 12 | C+ | A | B− | C |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 13 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.