Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 733 residents and lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Dambenois out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dambenois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison Morlot ou maison Forstner, dite des Princes, actuellement succursale de la Banque de France, in Montbéliard, 4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dambenois.
Degrees are held by 36% of adults, higher than both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 20% of the population. Line up the people of Dambenois by age and the one in the middle is 47.5.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Dambenois | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €31,890 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Dambenois number 50, against 350 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 2.4% 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. General-bac pupils go 3.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jouffroy d'AbbansNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 74%−6 pts |
| Collège Claude LoriusBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 68%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Dambenois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Dambenois. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Aventure Peugeot4.1 km southwest, in SochauxChâteauChâteauUniversité de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard4.8 km north, in SevenansFortFortFort du Bois d'Oye3.8 km northwest, in BermontFortFortFort Lachaux4.2 km southwest, in Grand-CharmontChâteauChâteauChâteau Sattler4.9 km southwest, in ExincourtChâteauChâteauBrinighoffen4 km northeast, in BourognePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Dambenois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dambenois yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dambenois | 733 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtenois-les-Forges Territoire de Belfort | 2,608 | 1.3 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Vieux-Charmont | 2,786 | 1.9 | — | B | — | B− |
| Grand-Charmont | 5,873 | 2.4 | C | B+ | B+ | C |
| Sochaux | 3,721 | 2.5 | C− | A− | C | D |
| Étupes | 3,689 | 2.6 | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
| Bethoncourt | 5,308 | 3.3 | C | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dambenois is a commune of 733 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
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.