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TravesHaute-Saône

A town of 345 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

345

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.68

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

Median income

€26,040

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Traves a good place to live?

Traves is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Traves stand out

The 2 things Traves does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

14% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

Median age 52.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Dalle perforée de menhir dite la Pierre percée · Classé · Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Traves’ story

Traves in pictures

Traves has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1911First protected: Dalle perforée de menhir dite la Pierre percée
2024Most recently protected: Maison de justice

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Traves.

Who lives here

Traves has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. 14% are under 15, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.

52.1median age

TravesHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Traves
	Traves	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	7.2%	11%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	29%	24%	22%
No diploma	21%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	17%	18%
Higher education	22%	22%	30%

Full pageTraves’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.1 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Traves?”

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

History

Old homes shape Traves: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Traves has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église de la Décollation de Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

18th c.

oldest protected part

1911

first monument protected

Full pageTraves’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Traves?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Traves are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%

At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 150 residents in work, Traves has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income was €26,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Bicycle3%

Motorbike or scooter3%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Traves, 0.3 per working resident

5.1%

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

€26,040

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageTraves’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Traves costs an estimated advertised €9.68/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.39/m² a month. The market in Traves: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Traves€9.68/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€9.68/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.57 to €12.37/m² a month)

€7.39/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTraves’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.68/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 Traves

11pages on Traves

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors20% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.1 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Traves has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église de la Décollation de Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 18th c.

Maison de justiceCourthouse

Photo credits

Église de la Décollation de Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de justice: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Traves

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Traves yet.

How we find them →

Traves’ 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-SaôneÉchenoz-la-MélineVesoulTraves

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Traves	345	—	—	—	—	—
Port-sur-Saône	2,949	6.2	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C
Échenoz-la-Méline	3,158	7.9	B⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Vesoul	15,078	8.8	C⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C

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

About Traves

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Traves is a commune of 345 people in the Communauté de communes des Combes. 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: 345 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Combes
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code: 70504

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 October 30, 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.