Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 38 residents.
There are no grades for Battenans-les-Mines: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews older: 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Battenans-les-Mines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Battenans-les-Mines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine dite Fontaine du Cygne, in Montbozon, 3.8 mi away.
65% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Battenans-les-Mines.
People 65 and over make up 43% of the town, above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 2.9% of residents. Children are 8.6% of the town.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Battenans-les-Mines | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.6% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 8.6% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 39% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 3.2% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Battenans-les-Mines.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Battenans-les-Mines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Battenans-les-Mines yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battenans-les-Mines | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 5.8 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 13 | — | C | — | B− |
| Échenoz-la-Méline Haute-Saône | 3,158 | 15 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 15 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 2,780 | 15 | C− | A | C | D |
| Vesoul Haute-Saône | 15,078 | 16 | C− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Battenans-les-Mines is a commune of 38 people in the Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois. 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) · 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.