Largest city in the Haute-Saône department: the 2026 ranking
The 536 towns of the Haute-Saône department (70) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Haute-Saône department is Vesoul, with 15,833 inhabitants (ranked 634th in France by population). The largest town by area is Champlitte (129 km²). Vesoul is also the most densely populated town, with 1,746 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Ranzevelle has only 16 inhabitants.
The Haute-Saône department has 239,102 inhabitants over 5,360 km², a density of 45 inhabitants per km², 2.5 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 8.3% of the population of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Franche-Comté): see the ranking of the largest cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
The 20 largest cities in the Haute-Saône department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesoul | 15,833 | 9.1 | 1,746 | 634th |
| 2 | Héricourt | 10,850 | 21 | 516 | 955th |
| 3 | Lure | 8,054 | 24 | 331 | 1,350th |
| 4 | Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,917 | 22 | 317 | 1,596th |
| 5 | Gray | 5,748 | 20 | 284 | 1,999th |
| 6 | Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,888 | 55 | 71 | 2,973rd |
| 7 | Champagney | 3,723 | 37 | 101 | 3,102nd |
| 8 | Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,237 | 8.1 | 400 | 3,562nd |
| 9 | Port-sur-Saône | 3,001 | 25 | 122 | 3,828th |
| 10 | Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,856 | 17 | 173 | 4,005th |
| 11 | Ronchamp | 2,777 | 24 | 118 | 4,098th |
| 12 | Rioz | 2,478 | 17 | 144 | 4,554th |
| 13 | Vaivre-et-Montoille | 2,478 | 8.5 | 292 | 4,555th |
| 14 | Arc-lès-Gray | 2,440 | 12 | 202 | 4,625th |
| 15 | Noidans-lès-Vesoul | 2,033 | 8.6 | 235 | 5,530th |
| 16 | Froideconche | 1,996 | 16 | 124 | 5,608th |
| 17 | Saint-Sauveur | 1,949 | 12 | 162 | 5,711th |
| 18 | Plancher-Bas | 1,880 | 29 | 65 | 5,889th |
| 19 | Mélisey | 1,652 | 21 | 80 | 6,621st |
| 20 | Navenne | 1,623 | 3.9 | 415 | 6,728th |
Largest towns by area in the Haute-Saône department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champlitte | 1,614 | 129 | 13 | 133rd |
| 2 | Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,888 | 55 | 71 | 929th |
| 3 | Servance-Miellin | 765 | 53 | 15 | 1,042nd |
| 4 | Champagney | 3,723 | 37 | 101 | 2,522nd |
| 5 | Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont | 1,513 | 36 | 42 | 2,595th |
| 6 | Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur | 943 | 35 | 27 | 2,792nd |
| 7 | Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 197 | 35 | 6 | 2,872nd |
| 8 | Jussey | 1,577 | 34 | 47 | 3,107th |
| 9 | Dampierre-sur-Linotte | 767 | 32 | 24 | 3,332nd |
| 10 | Autrey-lès-Gray | 403 | 32 | 12 | 3,351st |
Most densely populated towns in the Haute-Saône department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesoul | 15,833 | 9.1 | 1,746 | 518th |
| 2 | Héricourt | 10,850 | 21 | 516 | 1,800th |
| 3 | Couthenans | 730 | 1.6 | 445 | 2,059th |
| 4 | Navenne | 1,623 | 3.9 | 415 | 2,201st |
| 5 | Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,237 | 8.1 | 400 | 2,262nd |
| 6 | Lure | 8,054 | 24 | 331 | 2,713th |
| 7 | Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,917 | 22 | 317 | 2,850th |
| 8 | Vaivre-et-Montoille | 2,478 | 8.5 | 292 | 3,089th |
| 9 | Gray | 5,748 | 20 | 284 | 3,179th |
| 10 | Gray-la-Ville | 948 | 4.0 | 239 | 3,807th |
All towns in the Haute-Saône department (536)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
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- Vilory (68)
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- Vitrey-sur-Mance (288)
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- Voray-sur-l'Ognon (877)
- Vougécourt (170)
- Vouhenans (390)
- Vregille (180)
- Vy-le-Ferroux (166)
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- Vy-lès-Lure (728)
- Vy-lès-Rupt (85)
- Vyans-le-Val (433)
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.