Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 175 people, lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villars-le-Pautel out for now. Second homes make up a quarter of its housing. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Villars-le-Pautel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villars-le-Pautel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Blondefontaine, 3.3 mi away.
53% 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 Villars-le-Pautel.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). 11% of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Villars-le-Pautel is 52.5 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villars-le-Pautel | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.3% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 6.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Villars-le-Pautel: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villars-le-Pautel 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 Villars-le-Pautel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-le-Pautel | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 15 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 16 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villars-le-Pautel is a commune of 175 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Val de Saône. 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 9, 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.