Ronchamp ranks #7 of 11 in Haute-Saône, with a C+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 43% of compared French towns. Its weakest is jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 15.0% unemployment. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Recorded crime is low: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on schools as well: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Ronchamp 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 Ronchamp.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Ronchamp sell for a median €1,099/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.77/m² a month, near Haute-Saône’s towns (€8.86/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €7.80/m² a month.
€1,099/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ronchamp€1,099/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,137/m²
69
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.00 to €10.98/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Rahin et Chérimont
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Ronchamp, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns: 109 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Haute-Saône: 84.7 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 293 deaths in Ronchamp from 2016 to 2025; there were 367, 25% more. The nearest emergency department to Ronchamp is Gh Haute Saone site Lure, 6.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Ronchamp can choose among 2 GPs.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Ronchamp · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Lure
14.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Ronchamp trail 89% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Ronchamp, 83.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near Haute-Saône’s towns (82.8%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ronchamp keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Among the classé monuments in Ronchamp is Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ronchamp than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2%
Unemployment stood at 15.0%, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,560 a year. Public transport took 3.3% of Ronchamp’s working residents to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Ronchamp, 0.6 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,560
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 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ronchamp
Is Ronchamp safe?
It grades A− for safety, #5 of 11 in Haute-Saône.
Are schools in Ronchamp good?
They grade D, better than 11% of compared French towns and #5 of 10 in Haute-Saône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ronchamp expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ronchamp grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ronchamp
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ronchamp is a commune of 2,737 people in the Communauté de communes Rahin et Chérimont. 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.
