Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,579 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
École-Valentin grades A− overall: better than 78% of compared French towns, and #11 of 28 in Doubs. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2.1 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things École-Valentin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares École-Valentin 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in École-Valentin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near École-Valentin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon4.5 km southeast, in Besançon
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon3 km south, in BesançonFortFortFort Griffon4 km southeast, in BesançonHistoric houseHistoric houseParlement de Besançon4.7 km southeast, in BesançonAbbeyAbbeyAncienne abbaye Saint-Paul de Besançon4.8 km southeast, in BesançonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in École-Valentin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts École-Valentin below both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 146 residents of École-Valentin died, against 210 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, École-Valentin is above both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,529/m², comes from 79 sales of houses and apartments in École-Valentin from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,510/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 31 offenses in the graded categories in École-Valentin in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 13.6% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. With 2,550 jobs for 1,200 working residents, École-Valentin draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near École-Valentin, 94.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas LedouxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 225 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel CondéBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 97 | 94%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in École-Valentin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In the comparison, École-Valentin comes below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,090 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For École-Valentin, that is above both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| École-Valentin | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
École-Valentin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château d'Ecole: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in École-Valentin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | — | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 1.1 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 2.3 | — | C | — | A− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 2.4 | C | C | C− | B |
| Thise | 2,994 | 4.1 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 7 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 10 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #12 of 28 in Doubs.
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #16 of 33 in Doubs. 96% of 225 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas Ledoux in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so École-Valentin grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
École-Valentin is a commune of 2,579 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.