Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse’s overall grade, B−, puts it better than 55% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #5 of 11 in Haute-Saône. Its strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is schools: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 19.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 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 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.99/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Haute-Saône costs less to buy into than Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse, at €773/m², the lowest of 11. Behind the median of €773/m²: 91 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 77% were houses.
€773/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse€773/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,017/m²
70
€7.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €10.24/m² a month)
2.3
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
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse loses more people than its age profile suggests, 116 per 100 expected, above Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse can choose among 5 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse is Gh Haute Saone site Luxeuil, 6.6 mi away. 542 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 373: 45% above. Average lifespans in Haute-Saône: 84.7 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw145
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Luxeuil
17.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse than in 89% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 3.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10. In all, 40 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse in 2025. The town has 1,350 jobs for 750 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
3.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence22
Fraud15
Drug use9
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.
3.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
40
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.8%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 14.8% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse has higher unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 19.1%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €19,300 a year per consumption unit. 15.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot9%
Bicycle5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,350
jobs based in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse, 1.8 per working resident
19.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 11% of adults
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 33% of residents. The age that splits Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse in two is 52.5.
52.5median age
Saint-Loup-sur-SemouseHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma42%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education11%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse is Château des Bouly. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse
Is Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse safe?
It grades A for safety, #4 of 11 in Haute-Saône.
Are schools in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €773/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse is a commune of 2,814 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté. 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.
