Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is low (A−): an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The catch is health (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (C): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #1 of 11 in Haute-Saône. That leaves it better than 84% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Port-sur-Saône with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-sur-Saône.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Port-sur-Saône costs less than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.21/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,304/m², between Haute-Saône’s towns (€1,108/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 89% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 104 homes were sold in Port-sur-Saône.
€1,304/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Port-sur-Saône€1,304/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,368/m²
93
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.48 to €10.39/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres de Saône
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Port-sur-Saône sees less crime per resident than 81% of compared French towns
In 2025, 28 offenses were recorded in Port-sur-Saône. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 28 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
6.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence5
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Theft without violence5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (8.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Port-sur-Saône is above 71% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Port-sur-Saône has 5 family doctors. Adjusted for age and care homes, Port-sur-Saône records 96 deaths per 100 expected, between Haute-Saône’s towns (102) and compared French towns (88). 244 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 254: 4% below. In Haute-Saône, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Port-sur-Saône · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Port-sur-Saône has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Port-sur-Saône come to a median €24,800 a year per consumption unit, against €22,560 in Haute-Saône’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.4% of commuters travelled at the census. 11.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Port-sur-Saône didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Port-sur-Saône, 0.8 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). At 45.3, the median resident of Port-sur-Saône sits in the middle of the age range. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
45.3median age
Port-sur-SaôneHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy: Charles Toussaint Labadye, Public domain · Armand Considère: Joseph Villard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · André Liautey: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain
Port-sur-Saône’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Port-sur-Saône
Is Port-sur-Saône safe?
It grades A− for safety, #6 of 11 in Haute-Saône.
Is Port-sur-Saône expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Port-sur-Saône grades A+ for cost of living.
About Port-sur-Saône
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Port-sur-Saône is a commune of 2,949 people in the Communauté de communes Terres 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
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.
