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A town of 167 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Only 9% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Épenouse a good place to live?

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

What makes Épenouse stand out

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

No historic monuments in Épenouse

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

The nearest classé monument is Croix du bas du village, in Germéfontaine, 3.2 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Children make up 25% of Épenouse, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

That puts Épenouse above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 9.1% of residents are 65 or over.

37.5median age
ÉpenouseDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

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 Épenouse
ÉpenouseDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1525%17%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4430%22%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+9.1%23%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP35%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Épenouse than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 6.0%

On this, Épenouse is below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Épenouse has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,480 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Épenouse, 0.3 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,480
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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Épenouse comes close to Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Épenouse85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé du Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège4785%−7 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Épenouse costs less than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.94/m² a month

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

For Épenouse, that is below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Épenouse€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.17/m² a month)
€10.73/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 Épenouse

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Épenouse

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

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Épenouse’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 →
ValdahonBaume-les-DamesSaôneOrnansLes FinsMorteauValdahonBaume-les-DamesSaôneOrnansLes FinsMorteauÉpenouse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Épenouse167—————
Valdahon5,7055.3B+C+B+B+
Baume-les-Dames5,1559.6B−AC−C−
Saône3,19513AC+AB−
Ornans4,41914A+A−A−B+
Les Fins3,04814—B+—B+
Morteau6,95314AB+B+C

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

About Épenouse

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Épenouse is a commune of 167 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

Population
167 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
25218

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.