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Population 125: a town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Grand'Combe-des-Bois a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Grand'Combe-des-Bois out for now. 19% of homes here are second homes. It skews young: only just over one in ten residents are 65 or over.

What makes Grand'Combe-des-Bois stand out

The 2 things Grand'Combe-des-Bois does most differently from other towns.

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Ferme de Villebasse
Ferme de Villebasse · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand'Combe-des-Bois’ story

Grand'Combe-des-Bois in pictures

Grand'Combe-des-Bois has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2021First protected: Ferme de Villebasse
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Landmarks

The list names few of Grand'Combe-des-Bois’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ferme de Villebasse: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grand'Combe-des-Bois.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 11% of people in Grand'Combe-des-Bois are 65 or over, fewer than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

44.4median age

The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Doubs’ towns (26%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Grand'Combe-des-Bois has a median age of 44.4.

Grand'Combe-des-BoisDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma6%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat30%
Higher education29%

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 Grand'Combe-des-Bois
Grand'Combe-des-BoisDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6437%25%26%
65+11%23%22%
No diploma6.1%23%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat30%17%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Grand'Combe-des-Bois: 49% were built before 1919, more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Grand'Combe-des-Bois has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Grand'Combe-des-Bois is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €40,310 a year per consumption unit

7%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 8.5%, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Grand'Combe-des-Bois, 0.3 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Grand'Combe-des-Bois is €12.01/m² a month

€12.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Grand'Combe-des-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grand'Combe-des-Bois€12.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€12.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.96 to €16.11/m² a month)
€14.22/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 Grand'Combe-des-Bois

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Famous people from Grand'Combe-des-Bois

One notable person was born in Grand'Combe-des-Bois.

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About Grand'Combe-des-Bois

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Grand'Combe-des-Bois is a commune of 125 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Russey. 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
125 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Plateau de Russey
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
25286

Grand'Combe-des-Bois’ 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 →
Le RusseyCharquemontVillers-le-LacMaîcheLes FinsMorteauLe RusseyCharquemontVillers-le-LacMaîcheLes FinsMorteauGrand'Combe-des-Bois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grand'Combe-des-Bois125—————
Le Russey2,5993.2—A—C−
Charquemont2,9005.5A+A−A+B+
Villers-le-Lac5,2927.2A+B+A+B+
Maîche4,2547.9A+AAC
Les Fins3,0488.8—B+—B+
Morteau6,95310AB+B+C

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

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 November 4, 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.