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100 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Velleclaire has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Velleclaire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Demeure, chemin dit Derrière les Tours, in Gy, 2.9 mi away.
33% 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 Velleclaire.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 17% of the population. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Velleclaire | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Velleclaire didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
A collège lies 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Raymond GueuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 79%−10 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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.98/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Velleclaire.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Velleclaire. Best known first.
Nothing in Velleclaire 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 Velleclaire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velleclaire | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 10 | — | C | — | A− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 11 | — | C− | — | A |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 12 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Gray | 5,365 | 13 | C− | A | D− | C |
| Thise Doubs | 2,994 | 14 | — | C | — | B− |
| Besançon Doubs | 118,489 | 15 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Velleclaire is a commune of 100 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy. 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.