Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 291 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Pontcey out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pontcey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dalle perforée de dolmen dite La Pierre-Percée, in Aroz, 1.6 mi away.
16% 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 Pontcey.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. 23% of adults hold a degree, near Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Half of Pontcey is older than 43.7, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pontcey | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,580 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 3.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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 Pontcey from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Pontcey. Best known first.
Nothing in Pontcey 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 Pontcey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontcey | 291 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 4 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 5.5 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 6.1 | C− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pontcey is a commune of 291 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 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.