Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
195 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Villafans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 10% of homes.
The one thing Villafans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villafans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château des Grammont, in Villersexel, 2.9 mi away.
34% 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 Villafans.
Children are 19% of the town. 21% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Villafans has a median age of 47.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villafans | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,820 a year.
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 lycée for the general bac is 7.4 mi off. The nearest collège is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PergaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 72%−13 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villafans 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 Villafans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villafans | 195 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lure | 7,877 | 7.1 | B− | A | D | C− |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs | 2,780 | 11 | C− | A | C | D |
| Ronchamp | 2,737 | 11 | C+ | A+ | A− | D |
| Champagney | 3,647 | 13 | B | A | A+ | C− |
| Héricourt | 10,621 | 13 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Bavans Doubs | 3,582 | 14 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villafans is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel. 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.