Doubs has 563 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 34 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 69 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.
The median ranked town in Doubs grades highest on walkability and cost of living against towns across France, and lowest on schools. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The median town, subject by subjectThe median ranked town in Doubs against French towns · the line marks the median French town
How the towns Doubs grade overall28 ranked towns
A11B7C9D1
11 of 28 (39%) grade A− or better, against 25% of French towns.
With the 34 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 563 communes of Doubs, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.
Charquemont ranks first of 28 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and schools (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (B−) is its lowest. Maîche and Villers-le-Lac follow.
How do the biggest towns in Doubs grade?
Besançon (118,489 people) grades C overall, with its best grade in walkability. Montbéliard (24,672 people) grades D overall, with its best grade in walkability.
How are these towns ranked?
By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Doubs, where five or more have an overall grade.
Is every commune in Doubs on TownRatings?
Yes: all 563 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 34 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 69 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 460 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.
Why isn’t my town ranked?
The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Les Auxons and Les Fins and Miserey-Salines and Le Russey and 2 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). 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.
