Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fessevillers.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 17% of people in Fessevillers are 65 or over, fewer than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. Half the people of Fessevillers are older than 44.1.
44.1median age
FessevillersDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Fessevillers keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fessevillers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fessevillers is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,320 a year per consumption unit
2.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 6.5%.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Fessevillers, 0.1 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fessevillers
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fessevillers is a commune of 161 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Maîche. 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.