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Montigny-lès-CherlieuHaute-Saône

It is a town of 118 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
118
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.32
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,030
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montigny-lès-Cherlieu a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montigny-lès-Cherlieu has none. Nearly a quarter of its homes are second homes. 42% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Montigny-lès-Cherlieu stand out

The 2 things Montigny-lès-Cherlieu does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
23%2%Montigny-lès…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
23% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
42%22%Montigny-lès…MedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
42% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 61.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ancienne abbaye de Cherlieu
Ancienne abbaye de Cherlieu · Classé · Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Montigny-lès-Cherlieu’s story

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu in pictures

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Thomas Gousset, born in 1792, is the one person born in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1984First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Cherlieu
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are under 15

Degrees are held by 14% of adults, below Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. The age that splits Montigny-lès-Cherlieu in two is 61.5.

61.5median age
Montigny-lès-CherlieuHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

40% women, 60% men

About 66 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu
Montigny-lès-CherlieuHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 157%15%17%
15–249.4%11%11%
25–4412%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+42%24%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP36%27%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education14%22%30%
Full pageMontigny-lès-Cherlieu’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages61.5 median age · 42% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad5.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Montigny-lès-Cherlieu?”

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

History

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 63% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu is Ancienne abbaye de Cherlieu. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
Full pageMontigny-lès-Cherlieu’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes63% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu, 15.8%, runs above Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,030 a year. At the census, 9.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu, 0.3 per working resident
15.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
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Jobs based here0.3 per working residentGetting to work9% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,030 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 Montigny-lès-Cherlieu costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.32/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.44/m² a month. Sales in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

€8.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu€8.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €10.51/m² a month)
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
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Renting€8.32/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bougey and 2 more in and around Montigny-lès-Cherlieu

Heritage in and near Montigny-lès-Cherlieu. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bougey4 km southeast, in BougeyChâteauChâteauChâteau-Dessus4.7 km west, in Chauvirey-le-ChâtelChâteauChâteauChâteau-Dessous4.6 km west, in Chauvirey-le-Châtel
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montigny-lès-Cherlieu

12pages on Montigny-lès-Cherlieu
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 18.8 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing11 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 61.5History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Ancienne abbaye de CherlieuAbbey · 12th–18th c.
Classé
Château-DessousChâteau · 15th c. · in Chauvirey-le-Châtel, 2.8 mi
Classé
Croix de CemboingCross · 16th c. · in Cemboing, 3.7 mi
Classé
Croix en pierreCross · 18th c. · in Ouge, 5.3 mi
Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de Cherlieu: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Montigny-lès-Cherlieu

2 notable people were born in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu.

Their page →
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Thomas GoussetCatholic cardinal (1792–1866)
P
Pierre-Louis MathieuFrench art historian · 1939–2025

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu’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 →
Port-sur-SaônePort-sur-SaôneMontigny-lès-Cherlieu
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montigny-lès-Cherlieu118—————
Port-sur-Saône2,94913A−A+A−C

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

About Montigny-lès-Cherlieu

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu is a commune of 118 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône. 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
118 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
70362

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 9, 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.