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VauvillersHaute-Saône

It is a town of 602 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

602

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.83

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

Median income

€23,960

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

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vauvillers a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vauvillers has none. 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Vauvillers stand out

The one thing Vauvillers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Halles · Inscrit · Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vauvillers’ story

Vauvillers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Vauvillers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

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

Wikidata records 5 people born in Vauvillers before 1900, the earliest Jean-Claude Sommier, in 1661.

1998First protected: Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame de Vauvillers
2011Most recently protected: Grande fontaine

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vauvillers.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Vauvillers than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). 8.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. At 51.7, the median resident of Vauvillers sits in the middle of the age range.

51.7median age

VauvillersHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vauvillers
	Vauvillers	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	12%	15%	17%
15–24	8.4%	11%	11%
25–44	21%	21%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	28%	24%	22%
No diploma	26%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	17%	22%	30%

Full pageVauvillers’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages51.7 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households310 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vauvillers?”

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

History

Vauvillers keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Vauvillers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit6

15th c.

oldest protected part

1979

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map6 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vauvillers?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vauvillers, 7.7%, runs below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Vauvillers: 300, for 250 residents in work (1.1 each). The median disposable income was €23,960 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 8.9% of Vauvillers’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot10%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

300

jobs based in Vauvillers, 1.1 per working resident

7.7%

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

€23,960

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here300 jobs based here · 1.1 per working resident Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,960 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vauvillers than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.83/m² a month

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

Of the homes sold, 95% were houses. Vauvillers recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€6.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vauvillers€6.83/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€6.83/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.30 to €8.79/m² a month)

€7.55/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€6.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vauvillers and 2 more in and around Vauvillers

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vauvillers. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vauvillersin town AttractionAttractionMaison du cardinal Sommierin town Art galleryArt galleryLes Marie-Louisein town

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vauvillers

12pages on Vauvillers

The big questions

Health2 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.7 mi away Work & commute300 jobs based here Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.7 History6 historic monuments Town HallFamous people7 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Vauvillers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Maison dite du Cardinal SommierHouse · 16th & 17th c.

Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame de VauvillersChurch · 18th c.

Photo credits

Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame de Vauvillers: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vauvillers

7 notable people were born in Vauvillers.

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Claude François DuchanoyFrench physician (1742-1827)

Jean-Claude SommierFrench prelate and historian · 1661–1737

Louis François MarcotFrench military personnel (1845-1914)

Claude AubertFrench military officer (1752-1794)

Guy LassaletteFrench association football player (1944-1981)

Robert LaurentResistance fighter · 1907–1958

Vauvillers’ 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 →

Saint-Loup-sur-SemouseFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsXertignyPort-sur-SaôneVauvillers

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vauvillers	602	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse	2,814	8.4	B⁻	A⁺	A	D⁻
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert	3,764	14	A⁻	A	A⁺	C⁻
Luxeuil-les-Bains	6,663	15	C⁻	A	D	C⁻
Xertigny Vosges	2,589	16	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺	D
Port-sur-Saône	2,949	16	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C

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

About Vauvillers

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vauvillers is a commune of 602 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté. 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: 602 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code: 70526

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.