Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

18th c.

oldest protected part

2017

first monument protected

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Map1 historic monument Age of homes11% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vregille?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Vregille has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24

The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Degrees are held by 41% of adults, higher than both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Vregille has a median age of 47 years.

47median age

VregilleHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Haute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vregille
	Vregille	Haute-Saône median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	5.6%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	25%	24%	22%
No diploma	14%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	41%	22%	30%

Full pageVregille’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vregille?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Vregille is better off than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,520 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 1.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 7.1%.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Vregille, 0.2 per working resident

7.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€30,520

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€30,520 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vregille costs an estimated advertised €10.11/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €9.94/m² a month. The market in Vregille: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vregille€10.11/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²

€10.11/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.97 to €12.83/m² a month)

€9.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVregille’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.11/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Vregille and 4 more in and around Vregille

Heritage in and near Vregille. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vregillein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pin2.1 km west, in Pin AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine3.2 km south, in Émagny ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gézier3.7 km north, in Gézier-et-Fontenelay ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon4.8 km southwest, in Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vregille

12pages on Vregille

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.4 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Vregille has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Château de VregilleChâteau · 18th c.

Classé

Domaine du château de MoncleyChâteau · 18th c. · in Moncley, 0.8 mi

Classé

église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 18th c. · in Avrigney-Virey, 5.6 mi

Classé

Église de l'AssomptionChurch · 18th c. · in Voray-sur-l'Ognon, 6 mi

Photo credits

Château de Vregille: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vregille

One notable person was born in Vregille.

Their page →

Henri PrêtreFrench politician (1892-1983)

Vregille’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Saône →

Les AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonThiseSaint-VitVregille

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vregille	178	—	—	—	—	—
Les Auxons Doubs	2,533	3.4	—	C	—	A⁻
Miserey-Salines Doubs	2,661	4.6	—	C⁻	—	A
École-Valentin Doubs	2,579	5.6	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Besançon Doubs	118,489	7.9	C	C	C⁻	B
Thise Doubs	2,994	8.9	—	C	—	B⁻
Saint-Vit Doubs	5,133	10	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vregille

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vregille is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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

Population: 178 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département: Haute-Saône (70)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code: 70578

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 October 30, 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.