Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 519 residents and lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Villers-le-Sec is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villers-le-Sec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Villers-le-Sec has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Saint-Igny: Photo: Phil25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-le-Sec.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 30% of adults. Half of Villers-le-Sec is older than 52.2, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-le-Sec | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villers-le-Sec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Villers-le-Sec has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,330 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than 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.
Sales in Villers-le-Sec from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villers-le-Sec yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villers-le-Sec is a commune of 519 people in the Communauté de communes du Triangle Vert. 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
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-le-Sec | 519 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 3.7 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 4 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 11 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Lure | 7,877 | 14 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 17 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.