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A town of 1,489 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Arcey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Arcey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Arcey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arcey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arcey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 121 deaths in Arcey from 2016 to 2025; there were 131, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Arcey is Hnfc site Trevenans, 10.7 mi away. There are 5 general practitioners here. Average lifespans in Doubs: 85.7 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,714/m², about level with Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.82/m² a month. 34 houses and apartments changed hands in Arcey from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,714/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
One in ten homes date from before 1919. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs based in Arcey number 200, against 650 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €26,490 a year per consumption unit, in line with Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The age that splits Arcey in two is 44.7. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, near both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 28% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Arcey | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit in and near Arcey. Best known first.
Arcey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Oratoire dit de Notre-Dame-de-la-Grêle: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Arcey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcey | 1,489 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Bavans | 3,582 | 4.4 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
| Héricourt Haute-Saône | 10,621 | 5.9 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Voujeaucourt | 3,174 | 6.1 | B+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 2,780 | 6.2 | C− | A | C | D |
| Montbéliard | 24,672 | 6.4 | D | A− | D | C− |
| Bethoncourt | 5,308 | 6.6 | C | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arcey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arcey grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arcey is a commune of 1,489 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées Vertes. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.