Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are its weak spot: brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median sale price is €972/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Villersexel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villersexel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Villersexel, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns: 112 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Villersexel is Gh Haute Saone site Lure, 9.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 295 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 539, 83% more. Women in Haute-Saône live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw183
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Villersexel · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Lure
14.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Villersexel: 34% are 65 or over, above Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 29% of adults. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. In addition, under 15: 13% of residents.
51.1median age
VillersexelHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Villersexel sees less crime per resident than 77% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Villersexel logged 26 recorded offenses. Jobs outnumber working residents in Villersexel (950 to 500): it draws people in from around. Graded property crimes ran at 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4.5 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage15
Other physical violence6
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Theft without violence5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 24.4% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
A walkable place: Villersexel beats 76% of compared French towns on foot
The median disposable income was €23,210 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 10.0% are unemployed. At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Villersexel didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
950
jobs based in Villersexel, 1.8 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Villersexel: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Villersexel is Château des Grammont. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Villersexel counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villersexel
Are schools in Villersexel good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villersexel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villersexel grades A+ for cost of living.
About Villersexel
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villersexel is a commune of 1,431 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
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.
