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This town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 46.
Villers-Pater has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 21% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are only nearly a tenth of the population.
The 2 things Villers-Pater does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-Pater as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Grosse Pierre, in Échenoz-le-Sec, 4.2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villers-Pater is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-Pater.
Children are 28% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 2.3%, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up a third of adults.
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Pater | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.3% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of Villers-Pater’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 92% drove.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Villers-Pater. House rents are put at about €9.66/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Villers-Pater. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villers-Pater yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villers-Pater is a commune of 46 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. 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-Pater | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 9.3 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 11 | C− | A− | D− | C |
| Baume-les-Dames Doubs | 5,155 | 12 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise Doubs | 2,994 | 14 | — | C | — | B− |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 15 | — | C | — | A− |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 15 | — | C− | — | A |
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.