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Saint-Rémy-en-ComtéHaute-Saône

The town, home to 436 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

436

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.48

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,810

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Rémy-en-Comté a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Rémy-en-Comté has none. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Rémy-en-Comté stand out

The one thing Saint-Rémy-en-Comté does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 56.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Classé · Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté’s story

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté in pictures

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Octave Fontaine, born in 1762, is the one person born in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Landmarks

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Maison Bucheron ou maison dite EspagnoleHouse · 16th & 18th c. · in Amance, 2.8 mi

Classé

Croix de villageCross · 16th c. · in Faverney, 4.6 mi

Classé

Pont tournant sur le canal de l'EstEngineering work · 19th c. · in Selles, 8.8 mi

Classé

Château des BoulyChâteau · 18th c. · in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse, 9 mi

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are under 15

56.6median age

A fifth of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 4.7%, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 34% of the population.

Saint-Rémy-en-ComtéHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat10%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté
	Saint-Rémy-en-Comté	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	8%	15%	17%
15–24	4.7%	11%	11%
25–44	17%	21%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	34%	24%	22%
No diploma	32%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	9.6%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	22%	30%

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Ages56.6 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households130 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad5.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Rémy-en-Comté?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

1 historic monument in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté, 1 classé

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, above Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

18th c.

oldest protected part

1931

first monument protected

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Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes12% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté, 7.4%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

12%walk, cycle or take transit

Households’ median disposable income: €23,810 a year per consumption unit. 1,000 jobs are based in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté, for 100 working residents (10 per worker). 4.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot10%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

1,000

jobs based in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté, 10 per working resident

7.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,810

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here1,000 jobs based here · 10 per working resident Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,810 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté is €8.48/m² a month

€8.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté€8.48/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€8.48/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €10.95/m² a month)

€8.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.48/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Rémy-en-Comté

12pages on Saint-Rémy-en-Comté

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.2 mi away Work & commute1,000 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Remy and 3 more in and around Saint-Rémy-en-Comté

Heritage in and near Saint-Rémy-en-Comté. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Remyin town FortFortRemparts d'Amance4.7 km southwest, in Amance ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clairefontaine2.7 km north, in Polaincourt-et-Clairefontaine ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Contréglise4.4 km west, in Contréglise

Famous people from Saint-Rémy-en-Comté

One notable person was born in Saint-Rémy-en-Comté.

Their page →

Louis Octave FontaineFrench soldier (1762–1812)

About Saint-Rémy-en-Comté

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté is a commune of 436 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

Population: 436 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Terres de Saône
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code: 70472

Saint-Rémy-en-Comté’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Saône →

Saint-Loup-sur-SemousePort-sur-SaôneLuxeuil-les-BainsVesoulFougerolles-Saint-ValbertÉchenoz-la-MélineSaint-Rémy-en-Comté

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Rémy-en-Comté	436	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse	2,814	9	B⁻	A⁺	A	D⁻
Port-sur-Saône	2,949	11	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C
Luxeuil-les-Bains	6,663	13	C⁻	A	D	C⁻
Vesoul	15,078	15	C⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert	3,764	15	A⁻	A	A⁺	C⁻
Échenoz-la-Méline	3,158	16	B⁺	B⁺	A	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 9, 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.