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A town of 512 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Dambelin a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Dambelin

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

The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption, in Anteuil, 5.4 mi away.

20% 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 Dambelin.

Who lives here

Children make up 18% of Dambelin, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

Dambelin sits above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure.

41.9median age
DambelinDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dambelin
DambelinDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma22%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Dambelin has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

That puts Dambelin below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Dambelin has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Dambelin, 0.2 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,910
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

Renting in Dambelin costs less than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.65/m² a month

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

On this, Dambelin is below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dambelin€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.14 to €9.53/m² a month)
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dambelin

11pages on Dambelin

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Dambelin

One notable person was born in Dambelin.

Their page →

Dambelin’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 →
Pont-de-Roide-VermondansL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsBavansVoujeaucourtMandeureValentigneyPont-de-Roide-VermondansL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsBavansVoujeaucourtMandeureValentigneyDambelin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dambelin512—————
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans3,9124.5A−ABD
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs2,7806.4C−ACD
Bavans3,5828B−B+AC−
Voujeaucourt3,1748.1B+B+A−B−
Mandeure4,6128.4C−BC+D
Valentigney10,5019.6C+A−B−C

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

About Dambelin

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Dambelin is a commune of 512 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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
512 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code
25187

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.