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SemmadonHaute-Saône

107 people call this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.

Is Semmadon a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Semmadon is too small for the grades other French towns get. 29% of homes here are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Semmadon stand out

The 2 things Semmadon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Semmadon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Semmadon’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Semmadon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

75% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Grange des Charmes
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Semmadon.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.5% of Semmadon, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

6.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 16% have a degree.

57.7median age
SemmadonHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Semmadon
SemmadonHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 159.5%15%17%
15–246.7%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+32%24%22%
No diploma25%25%19%
CAP or BEP40%27%26%
Baccalauréat11%17%18%
Higher education16%22%30%

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

History

Semmadon keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 75% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Semmadon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1991
first monument protected
75%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Semmadon than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%

Half of residents lived on more than €22,240 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 13.6%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Semmadon, 0.2 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Semmadon than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.28/m² a month

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

Sales in Semmadon from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

€7.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Semmadon€7.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.01/m² a month)
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Semmadon

11pages on Semmadon

Landmarks

Semmadon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Semmadon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Semmadon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Semmadon’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 →
Port-sur-SaôneVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélinePort-sur-SaôneVesoulÉchenoz-la-MélineSemmadon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Semmadon107—————
Port-sur-Saône2,9498.8A−A+A−C
Vesoul15,07816C−A−D−C
Échenoz-la-Méline3,15816B+B+AA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Semmadon

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Semmadon is a commune of 107 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val 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
107 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
70486

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.