Étalans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,507/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Étalans 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étalans.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Étalans sees more deaths than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 129 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Étalans, that is above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 140 residents of Étalans died, against 108 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+29%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted129
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Étalans · 6.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon
14.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de Franche Comte
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Étalans has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 6.0%
That puts Étalans below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €28,510 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Étalans, 1.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Étalans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Étalans
Is Étalans safe?
Étalans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Étalans expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.81/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Étalans grades B for cost of living.
About Étalans
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Étalans is a commune of 1,643 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
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.
