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A town of 554 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Gonsans a good place to live?

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

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Teleloisirs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gonsans’ story

Gonsans in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gonsans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gonsans.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Gonsans, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

Gonsans sits above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 18% of residents are 65 or over.

41.8median age
GonsansDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gonsans
GonsansDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–249.9%11%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+18%23%22%
No diploma12%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

History

Gonsans keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Gonsans above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gonsans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Gonsans has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

On this, Gonsans is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Gonsans has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 2.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Gonsans, 0.6 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,780
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gonsans than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.94/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Gonsans comes 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

Gonsans€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 Gonsans

11pages on Gonsans

Landmarks

Gonsans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Gonsans

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

How we find them →

Gonsans’ 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-DamesSaôneThiseOrnansBesançonValdahonBaume-les-DamesSaôneThiseOrnansBesançonGonsans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gonsans554—————
Valdahon5,7056.1B+C+B+B+
Baume-les-Dames5,1558.5B−AC−C−
Saône3,1958.7AC+AB−
Thise2,99411—C—B−
Ornans4,41911A+A−A−B+
Besançon118,48913CCC−B

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

About Gonsans

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Gonsans is a commune of 554 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
554 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
INSEE code
25278

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.