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Sorans-lès-BreureyHaute-Saône

Some 419 people live in this town, in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Sorans-lès-Breurey a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sorans-lès-Breurey out for now.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sorans-lès-Breurey’s story

Sorans-lès-Breurey in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Sorans-lès-Breurey; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1977First protected: Château (ancien)
  • 1990Most recently protected: Moulin de la maison-forte
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Sorans-lès-Breurey; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château (ancien): Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moulin de la maison-forte: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sorans-lès-Breurey.

Who lives here

Sorans-lès-Breurey has fewer older residents than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

43.6median age

Degrees are held by 35% of adults. 18% are under 15, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.

Sorans-lès-BreureyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sorans-lès-Breurey
Sorans-lès-BreureyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+19%24%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education35%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sorans-lès-Breurey: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

3historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Sorans-lès-Breurey; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
18th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Sorans-lès-Breurey has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €28,520 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Sorans-lès-Breurey counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.5% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sorans-lès-Breurey, 0.2 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

87.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 8.8 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sorans-lès-Breurey87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jules JeanneneyNearest collègeCollègeCollège17387%−7 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sorans-lès-Breurey costs an estimated advertised €9.61/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€9.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Sorans-lès-Breurey: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sorans-lès-Breurey€9.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €12.09/m² a month)
€9.66/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 Sorans-lès-Breurey

13pages on Sorans-lès-Breurey
Nearby attractions

Château de Sorans-lès-Breurey and 2 more in and around Sorans-lès-Breurey

Heritage in and near Sorans-lès-Breurey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Sorans-lès-Breurey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sorans-lès-Breurey yet.

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About Sorans-lès-Breurey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Sorans-lès-Breurey is a commune of 419 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais. 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
419 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.4 km²)
INSEE code
70493

Sorans-lès-Breurey’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 →
Les AuxonsThiseMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonSaôneLes AuxonsThiseMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonSaôneSorans-lès-Breurey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sorans-lès-Breurey419—————
Les Auxons Doubs2,5337.6—C—A−
Thise Doubs2,9947.7—C—B−
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,6618.1—C−—A
École-Valentin Doubs2,5798.8A−C−B+A+
Besançon Doubs118,48910CCC−B
Saône Doubs3,19512AC+AB−

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.