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A town of 461 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.

Population

461

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.44

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€32,130

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bouverans a good place to live?

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

What makes Bouverans stand out

The one thing Bouverans does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

13% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 37.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Site du Fort Bachin · Inscrit · Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bouverans’ story

Bouverans in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bouverans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 6th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1992First protected: Site du Fort Bachin
1993Most recently protected: Croix de cimetière

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouverans.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Bouverans are under 15, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

For Bouverans, that is above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.

37.4median age

BouveransDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouverans
	Bouverans	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	22%	17%	17%
15–24	11%	11%	11%
25–44	29%	22%	23%
45–64	24%	25%	26%
65+	13%	23%	22%
No diploma	12%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	17%	18%
Higher education	31%	26%	30%

Full pageBouverans’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages37.4 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bouverans?”

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

History

Old homes shape Bouverans: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Bouverans sits above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bouverans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

6th c.

oldest protected part

1992

first monument protected

Full pageBouverans’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes15% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bouverans?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Bouverans is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,130 a year per consumption unit

That puts Bouverans above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.1%. Bouverans has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Bouverans, 0.2 per working resident

7.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€32,130

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€32,130 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Bouverans is above Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bouverans89.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Émile LaroueNearest collègeCollège	Collège	85	89%−2 pts

89.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBouverans’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges89.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Bouverans than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €13.44/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Bouverans comes above both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€13.44/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouverans€13.44/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Doubs median€10.97/m²

€13.44/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €18.05/m² a month)

€13.47/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBouverans’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.44/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bouverans

13pages on Bouverans

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.8 mi away Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors63% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.4 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bouverans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c.

Site du Fort BachinArchaeological site · 6th & 7th c.

Photo credits

Croix de cimetière: Photo: Ludo29 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site du Fort Bachin: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bouverans

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

How we find them →

Bouverans’ 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 →

PontarlierDoubsChampagnoleOrnansBouverans

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bouverans	461	—	—	—	—	—
Pontarlier	18,067	7.8	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁻
Doubs	3,335	8.2	A⁻	C	A⁺	D⁻
Champagnole Jura	8,036	16	A	B⁺	B⁻	B
Ornans	4,419	18	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺

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

About Bouverans

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bouverans is a commune of 461 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

Population: 461 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon (CFD)
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 7.2 sq mi (18.5 km²)
INSEE code: 25085

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.