A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest subject is safety: an average of 18.6 recorded violent incidents and 30.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is easy to get around without a car: 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 30% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add cost of living to its strengths (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a C− overall, better than 17% of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most (D): bac results 3.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vesoul with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vesoul.
Safety
Vesoul records more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
Vesoul ranks last of the 11 compared towns in Haute-Saône on the Safety Grade. With 16,550 jobs for 5,750 working residents, Vesoul draws people in from neighbouring communes. Police and gendarmerie figures for Vesoul show 689 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
18.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage250
Other physical violence134
Family violence101
Theft from vehicles70
Sexual violence60
Vehicle theft45
Burglary29
Theft without violence227
Drug use166
Fraud152
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
18.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
30.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
689
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Vesoul gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 30.2% of commuters
The median disposable income was €21,430 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 16.9%. 3.3% of Vesoul’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
30%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
On foot20%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
16,550
jobs based in Vesoul, 2.9 per working resident
16.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Vesoul do less well than those of 91% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 193 candidates at 2 lycées. Results rank its schools #8 of 10 in Haute-Saône. The brevet pass rate near Vesoul is 82.3%, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (82.8%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
93%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
16 historic monuments in Vesoul, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Vesoul counts 11 protected monuments, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (10) and above compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Georges. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Houses and mansions, 9 of the 16, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Vesoul costs an estimated advertised €10.21/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
630 sales of houses and apartments in Vesoul, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,198/m². Houses sell for €1,556/m² here, apartments for €1,136/m².
€1,198/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vesoul€1,198/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,556/m²
123
Apartments
€1,136/m²
507
€10.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.07 to €12.91/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,660
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Vesoul sees more deaths than 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Vesoul’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, between Haute-Saône’s towns (102) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,109 residents of Vesoul died, against 1,722 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Saône is 84.7 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 16 GPs practise locally.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Vesoul · 5.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
1.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Hôtel Baressols: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 15e siècle, dite Hôtel Thomassin: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de Magnoncourt: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel dit de Simon Renard: Photo: Prosopee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean-Léon Gérôme: Nadar, Public domain · Edwige Feuillère: Unknown, Public domain · Paul Nardi: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vincent Luis: MartinPutz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Laurent Mangel: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Schurrer: Agence Rol, Public domain
Vesoul’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vesoul
Is Vesoul safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 250 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vesoul good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #8 of 10 in Haute-Saône. 92% of 272 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Belin in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vesoul expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,198/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vesoul grades A− for cost of living.
About Vesoul
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vesoul is a commune of 15,078 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Vesoul. 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
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.
