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A town of 293 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Fallerans a good place to live?

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

What makes Fallerans stand out

The one thing Fallerans does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Fallerans

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

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Lavans-Vuillafans, 3.9 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fallerans.

Who lives here

Fallerans has fewer older residents than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 14% are 65 or over

In the comparison, Fallerans comes below both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population.

40.4median age
FalleransDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fallerans
FalleransDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+14%23%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education25%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Fallerans, 4.6%, runs below Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

For Fallerans, that is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Fallerans has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 4.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Fallerans, 0.1 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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, 5 points below the expected rate

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

Fallerans sits close to Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fallerans85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Edgar FaureNearest collègeCollègeCollège15385%−5 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Fallerans is €10.45/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fallerans€10.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€10.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €13.73/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 Fallerans

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Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Fallerans

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

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Fallerans’ 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 →
ValdahonOrnansSaôneThiseDoubsBesançonValdahonOrnansSaôneThiseDoubsBesançonFallerans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fallerans293—————
Valdahon5,7052.6B+C+B+B+
Ornans4,4197.1A+A−A−B+
Saône3,19510AC+AB−
Thise2,99414—C—B−
Doubs3,33515A−CA+D−
Besançon118,48915CCC−B

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

About Fallerans

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Fallerans is a commune of 293 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
293 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code
25233

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.