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VarsHaute-Saône

A town of 176 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

176

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.80

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

Median income

€24,460

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 Vars a good place to live?

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

What makes Vars stand out

The one thing Vars does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

12% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Theuley · Inscrit · Photo: Xavierrom · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vars’ story

Vars in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vars; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles-Bonaventure-François Theuret, born in 1822, is the one person born in Vars before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2000First protected: Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Theuley

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vars.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Vars than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

26% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town.

49.5median age

VarsHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Vars
	Vars	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	12%	11%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	26%	24%	22%
No diploma	25%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	17%	18%
Higher education	19%	22%	30%

Full pageVars’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.5 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vars?”

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

History

Vars keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 54% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vars; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageVars’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes54% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vars?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vars are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 50 jobs are based in Vars, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income is €24,460 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Bicycle3%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Vars, 0.5 per working resident

5.7%

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

€24,460

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVars’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,460 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 Vars costs less than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.80/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Vars.

€6.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vars€6.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€6.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.48 to €8.43/m² a month)

€8.32/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVars’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.80/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 Vars

11pages on Vars

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Vars’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de TheuleyAbbey · 18th c.

Classé

Fontaine-lavoir SudPublic building · 19th c. · in Oyrières, 1.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-SeineChurch · 13th & 14th c. · in Saint-Seine-sur-Vingeanne, 4.9 mi

Classé

Hôtel de ville (ancien château)Town hall · 16th–18th c. · in Champlitte, 5.8 mi

Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Theuley: Photo: Xavierrom · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vars

One notable person was born in Vars.

Their page →

Charles-Bonaventure-François TheuretFrench archbishop (1822-1911)

Vars’ 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 →

GrayVars

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vars	176	—	—	—	—	—
Gray	5,365	6.9	C⁻	A	D⁻	C

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

About Vars

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vars is a commune of 176 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Gray. 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: 176 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Val de Gray
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
INSEE code: 70523

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.