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This town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 155.
Ovanches has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Ovanches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ovanches; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ovanches.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ovanches; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ovanches | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten 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%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,220 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.7 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Château RanceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 89%+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.
House rents are put at about €7.39/m² a month. The market in Ovanches: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ovanches has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Canal souterrain de Saint-Albin: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ovanches yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovanches | 155 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 5.7 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 8.8 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 9.6 | C− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ovanches is a commune of 155 people in the Communauté de communes des Combes. 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
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 October 30, 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.