Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 539 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vellefaux has none.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vellefaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vellefaux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vellefaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Haute-Saône’s towns (15%). 23% of residents have reached 65.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vellefaux | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 250 residents in work, Vellefaux has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Half of residents lived on more than €28,760 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Vellefaux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Vellefaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (ancien): Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vellefaux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vellefaux | 539 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 3.4 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 5 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 10 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Baume-les-Dames Doubs | 5,155 | 17 | B− | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vellefaux is a commune of 539 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. 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.