Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 410.
At under 1,000 residents, Bonnevaux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
The one thing Bonnevaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bonnevaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Presbytère de Remoray, in Remoray-Boujeons, 3.7 mi away.
27% 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 Bonnevaux.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Bonnevaux in two is 38.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bonnevaux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 6.9%. For its 200 residents in work, Bonnevaux has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
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.
The market in Bonnevaux: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bonnevaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bonnevaux.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnevaux | 410 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 11 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 11 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Champagnole Jura | 8,036 | 14 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bonnevaux is a commune of 410 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon (CFD). 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.