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A town of 383 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Bolandoz a good place to live?

Bolandoz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Bolandoz’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bolandoz’s story

No historic monuments in Bolandoz

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bolandoz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix devant l'église, in Amathay-Vésigneux, 4.4 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bolandoz.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Typical age in Bolandoz: 42.4, the median. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

42.4median age
BolandozDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bolandoz
BolandozDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Bolandoz are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.3% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Bolandoz: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €27,490 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Bolandoz, 0.3 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Bolandoz than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.73/m² a month

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

The market in Bolandoz: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.67/m² a month.

€8.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bolandoz€8.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.96/m² a month)
€10.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Sapin Président and 2 more in and around Bolandoz

Other places to visit, museums and gardens in and near Bolandoz. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bolandoz

12pages on Bolandoz

Landmarks

Nothing in Bolandoz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Bolandoz

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bolandoz yet.

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Bolandoz’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 →
OrnansDoubsPontarlierValdahonSaôneBesançonOrnansDoubsPontarlierValdahonSaôneBesançonBolandoz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bolandoz383—————
Ornans4,4196.2A+A−A−B+
Doubs3,33513A−CA+D−
Pontarlier18,06714A−C+B−B−
Valdahon5,70514B+C+B+B+
Saône3,19514AC+AB−
Besançon118,48916CCC−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bolandoz

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bolandoz is a commune of 383 people in the Communauté de communes Loue-Lison. 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
383 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
25070

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.