Arc-sous-Cicon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
What makes Arc-sous-Cicon stand out
The 2 things Arc-sous-Cicon does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arc-sous-Cicon.
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Arc-sous-Cicon are under 15, more than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 32% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 37.1, the median resident of Arc-sous-Cicon sits in the middle of the age range.
37.1median age
Arc-sous-CiconDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Arc-sous-Cicon keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. Arc-sous-Cicon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Arc-sous-Cicon, 7.1%, runs below Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
Arc-sous-Cicon has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,360 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Arc-sous-Cicon, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Arc-sous-Cicon
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arc-sous-Cicon is a commune of 768 people in the Communauté de communes entre Doubs et Loue. 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
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.
