Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 369 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Velet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Velet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Velet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison, ancien grenier, in Gray, 1.6 mi away.
18% 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 Velet.
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Velet split evenly at 51.9: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Velet | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Velet number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,280 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 12.7% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert et Sonia DelaunayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 81 | 74%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Augustin CournotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 93%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Pierre Fourier PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 24 | 83%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Velet. A house rents for an estimated €8.32/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Velet. Best known first.
MuseumMusée national de l'espéranto2.4 km northeast, in GrayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gray2.8 km northeast, in GrayMuseumMuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Gray2.7 km northeast, in GrayGardenGardenParc Lamugnière3.3 km north, in Arc-lès-GrayMuseumMuseumLa Villa / Frac Collection3.3 km north, in Arc-lès-GrayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Velet 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 Velet yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Velet is a commune of 369 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
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.