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VillargentHaute-Saône

The town, home to 117 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Villargent a good place to live?

Villargent isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Villargent’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Villargent’s story

No historic monuments in Villargent

The Culture ministry lists no building in Villargent as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Fontaine-lavoir, in Fallon, 2.3 mi away.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villargent.

Who lives here

Few people in Villargent are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

The under-15s are 20% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and above compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.

52median age
VillargentHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villargent
VillargentHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–247.6%11%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+25%24%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Villargent walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

The unemployment rate comes to 10.0%. The median disposable income was €21,200 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Villargent at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Villargent, 0.3 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

72.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 13 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.

72.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villargent72.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PergaudNearest collègeCollègeCollège7172%−13 pts
72.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −13 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Villargent is €8.48/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Villargent recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villargent€8.48/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.13 to €11.73/m² a month)
€7.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Villersexel and 2 more in and around Villargent

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villargent. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villargent

13pages on Villargent

Landmarks

Nothing in Villargent is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Villargent

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villargent yet.

How we find them →

Villargent’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Saône →
L'Isle-sur-le-DoubsLureBavansHéricourtRonchampVoujeaucourtL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsLureBavansHéricourtRonchampVoujeaucourtVillargent
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villargent117—————
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs2,7808.2C−ACD
Lure7,8779.9B−ADC−
Bavans Doubs3,58212B−B+AC−
Héricourt10,62113C+ACC−
Ronchamp2,73713C+A+A−D
Voujeaucourt Doubs3,17414B+B+A−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Villargent

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Villargent is a commune of 117 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

Population
117 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
INSEE code
70553

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.