Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 242 residents.
There are no grades for Palante: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Palante 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, 3.5 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Palante.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 27% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Palante | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,180 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.6% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Palante didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Palante from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Palante is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Palante 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palante | 242 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 3.7 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
| Lure | 7,877 | 4.3 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Champagney | 3,647 | 5.2 | B | A | A+ | C− |
| Héricourt | 10,621 | 10 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Essert Territoire de Belfort | 3,417 | 11 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort | 4,678 | 12 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Palante is a commune of 242 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure. 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 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.