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With 163 residents, it is a town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vy-le-Ferroux falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Vy-le-Ferroux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vy-le-Ferroux 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 Traves, 1.7 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vy-le-Ferroux 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 Vy-le-Ferroux.
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Vy-le-Ferroux: 45, the median.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vy-le-Ferroux | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €25,330 a year per consumption unit. 3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, 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.
House rents are put at about €7.39/m² a month. Vy-le-Ferroux recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vy-le-Ferroux yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vy-le-Ferroux is a commune of 163 people in the Communauté de communes des Combes. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vy-le-Ferroux | 163 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 7.5 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 7.8 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 9 | 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 4, 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.