Economy, jobs and prices in Haute-Saône (Burgundy-Franche-Comté, France): official figures
GDP per person was 24,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 60% of the EU average (98% for France); 98th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Haute-Saône?
The local economy produced €6.1 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Haute-Saône?
About 78,900 people worked in Haute-Saône in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Haute-Saône?
The median living standard in Haute-Saône was €24,750 a year in 2023, 35th lowest of 97 French departements and 4.5% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Haute-Saône?
The poorest tenth of the population of Haute-Saône lived on less than €14,180 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €39,350, so the top threshold was 2.8 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Haute-Saône?
Wages and salaries made up 59.4% of household disposable income in Haute-Saône in 2023 (5.6 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 4.8%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Haute-Saône?
The largest part of the economy of Haute-Saône in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 26.7% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (26.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Haute-Saône?
Factories, mines and energy produced 23.5% of the value added in Haute-Saône in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Haute-Saône growing?
Gross value added rose from €4.3 billion in 2015 to €5.4 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 26% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Haute-Saône?
Of the 78,900 jobs located in Haute-Saône in 2024, 38% in public services, education, health and other services, 19% in industry and 4.8% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Haute-Saône?
The number of people working in Haute-Saône rose by 4.6% between 2015 and 2024, to 78,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Haute-Saône, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.237 in 2023, 4th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 32.7% of disposable income in Haute-Saône in 2023, 38th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 9.4% of household income in Haute-Saône in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.5% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.0% of disposable income in Haute-Saône in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Haute-Saône compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Haute-Saône ranks 63 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Loire | €24,800 |
| 61 | Aveyron | €24,780 |
| 62 | Gers | €24,770 |
| 63 | Haute-Saône | €24,750 |
| 64 | Lot | €24,740 |
| 65 | Meuse | €24,740 |
| 66 | Haute-Vienne | €24,740 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Haute-Saône ranks 94 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Cantal | 0.240 |
| 92 | Manche | 0.238 |
| 93 | Haute-Loire | 0.238 |
| 94 | Haute-Saône | 0.237 |
| 95 | Deux-Sèvres | 0.235 |
| 96 | Mayenne | 0.232 |
| 97 | Vendée | 0.225 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Haute-Saône ranks 38 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tarn | 33.6% |
| 36 | Lozère | 33.4% |
| 37 | Charente | 33.4% |
| 38 | Haute-Saône | 32.7% |
| 39 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 32.3% |
| 40 | Meuse | 32.2% |
| 41 | Haute-Loire | 32.2% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Haute-Saône ranks 46 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Loire | 60.0% |
| 44 | Vienne | 60.0% |
| 45 | Aisne | 59.6% |
| 46 | Haute-Saône | 59.4% |
| 47 | Drôme | 59.1% |
| 48 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 59.0% |
| 49 | Corse-du-Sud | 58.6% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Haute-Saône ranks 9 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ardèche | 24.7% |
| 7 | Charente | 23.9% |
| 8 | Cher | 23.6% |
| 9 | Haute-Saône | 23.5% |
| 10 | Drôme | 23.3% |
| 11 | Haut-Rhin | 23.1% |
| 12 | Vienne | 22.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Haute-Saône ranks 66 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Mayenne | 26.8% |
| 64 | Seine-et-Marne | 26.7% |
| 65 | Oise | 26.7% |
| 66 | Haute-Saône | 26.7% |
| 67 | Creuse | 26.6% |
| 68 | Yonne | 26.5% |
| 69 | Lot-et-Garonne | 26.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Haute-Saône ranks 50 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Côte-d’Or | 27.3% |
| 48 | Loire | 27.3% |
| 49 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 26.8% |
| 50 | Haute-Saône | 26.7% |
| 51 | Finistère | 26.7% |
| 52 | Sarthe | 26.7% |
| 53 | Gironde | 26.7% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
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