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A town of 1,053 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bouclans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 26% of 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.
Each subject compares Bouclans 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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Bouclans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouclans.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 91% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €10.73/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Bouclans.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Bouclans has 3 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Bouclans is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon, 13 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 99 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 62, 37% fewer. In Doubs, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. Bouclans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 500 residents in work, Bouclans has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income is €27,710 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 33% have a degree. Ages in Bouclans split evenly at 45.8: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, in line with Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bouclans | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bouclans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Mairie-école: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouclans yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Bouclans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bouclans is a commune of 1,053 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs. 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.