Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
357 people call this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Sornay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sornay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Jallerange, in Jallerange, 2 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sornay.
Among adults, 40% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in Sornay split evenly at 37.8: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sornay | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Sornay: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,960 a year. At the census, 6.3% of working residents in Sornay didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Sornay. Houses were 91% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sornay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sornay yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sornay | 357 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 8.4 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Gray | 5,365 | 12 | C− | A | D− | C |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 12 | — | C | — | A− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 13 | — | C− | — | A |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 14 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Besançon Doubs | 118,489 | 15 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sornay is a commune of 357 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
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.