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It is a town of 178 residents in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Villers-Bouton: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Villers-Bouton does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-Bouton as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Décollation de Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Oiselay-et-Grachaux, 3 mi away.
17% 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 Villers-Bouton.
Degrees are held by a third of adults, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.7%. Typical age in Villers-Bouton: 37.1, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Bouton | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.5%, below Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,440 a year per consumption unit. 5.3% of Villers-Bouton’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.98/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Villers-Bouton.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villers-Bouton 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 Villers-Bouton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Bouton | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 11 | — | C | — | A− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 11 | — | C− | — | A |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 12 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Thise Doubs | 2,994 | 13 | — | C | — | B− |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 13 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Besançon Doubs | 118,489 | 15 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villers-Bouton is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais. 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.