Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 138 people live in this town, in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saint-Gand is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The one thing Saint-Gand does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Gand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame-de-la-Charité, in Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité, 3.9 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Gand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gand.
13% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. Saint-Gand has a median age of 39.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Gand | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,080 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
The market in Saint-Gand: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Gand yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Gand is a commune of 138 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gand | 138 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gray | 5,365 | 13 | C− | A | D− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 15 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 15 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 16 | — | C | — | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 16 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 17 | — | C− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.