Audincourt grades C− overall: better than 16% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,150/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (A): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Audincourt 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Audincourt.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Audincourt sees more deaths than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 114 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Audincourt above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,644 residents of Audincourt died, against 1,331 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Audincourt · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Audincourt are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 21.8%
In the comparison, Audincourt comes above both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Audincourt has 4,650 jobs for 4,700 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income is €20,850 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport7%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,650
jobs based in Audincourt, 1 per working resident
21.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Audincourt gets an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,150/m², below both Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Audincourt sell for €1,311/m² and apartments for €959/m².
€1,150/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Audincourt€1,150/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,311/m²
215
Apartments
€959/m²
199
€10.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.10/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Audincourt has more crime per resident than 68% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 379 offenses in the graded categories in Audincourt in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here.
11.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage130
Family violence76
Other physical violence76
Theft from vehicles33
Burglary29
Sexual violence21
Vehicle theft14
Drug use212
Fraud86
Theft without violence85
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
379
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Audincourt
Is Audincourt safe?
It grades C for safety, #23 of 28 in Doubs. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 130 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Audincourt good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns and #23 of 33 in Doubs. 93% of 277 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Armand Peugeot in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Audincourt expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.23/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Audincourt grades A− for cost of living.
About Audincourt
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Audincourt is a commune of 14,071 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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
14,071 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
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.
