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Population 227: a town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Arc-sous-Montenot a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Arc-sous-Montenot is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Laurent
Église Saint-Laurent · Inscrit · Photo: Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arc-sous-Montenot’s story

Arc-sous-Montenot in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arc-sous-Montenot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2018First protected: Église Saint-Laurent
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Landmarks

Arc-sous-Montenot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arc-sous-Montenot.

History

Arc-sous-Montenot keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arc-sous-Montenot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2018
first monument protected
28%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Arc-sous-Montenot has fewer young adults than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24

50.5median age

A quarter of adults hold a degree, near Doubs’ towns (26%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Arc-sous-Montenot are older than 50.5.

Arc-sous-MontenotDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arc-sous-Montenot
Arc-sous-MontenotDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education25%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Arc-sous-Montenot than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

Arc-sous-Montenot holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 13.5%, higher than both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Arc-sous-Montenot, 0.3 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arc-sous-Montenot than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.71/m² a month

€8.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Arc-sous-Montenot from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arc-sous-Montenot€8.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.40/m² a month)
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arc-sous-Montenot

11pages on Arc-sous-Montenot

Famous people from Arc-sous-Montenot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arc-sous-Montenot yet.

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About Arc-sous-Montenot

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Arc-sous-Montenot is a commune of 227 people in the Communauté de communes Altitude 800. 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

Population
227 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Altitude 800
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
25026

Arc-sous-Montenot’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Doubs →
ArboisChampagnolePolignyOrnansDoubsPontarlierArboisChampagnolePolignyOrnansDoubsPontarlierArc-sous-Montenot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arc-sous-Montenot227—————
Arbois Jura3,11411A+A−AC+
Champagnole Jura8,03612AB+B−B
Poligny Jura3,97615A+AC+B+
Ornans4,41915A+A−A−B+
Doubs3,33516A−CA+D−
Pontarlier18,06717A−C+B−B−

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.