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A town of 1,359 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Granges-Narboz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,446/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 4.3% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Granges-Narboz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Granges-Narboz 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Granges-Narboz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Annonciades (ancienne), in Pontarlier, 2.2 mi away.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Granges-Narboz. Best known first.
AttractionPorte Saint-Pierre de Pontarlier3.6 km northeast, in PontarlierFortFortFort du Larmont inférieur4.5 km east, in La Cluse-et-MijouxAttractionAttractionDistillerie Pierre Guy de Pontarlier4.4 km northeast, in PontarlierRuinsRuinsConstruction en avant de l'église Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier3.7 km northeast, in PontarlierMuseumMuseumMusée de Pontarlier3.7 km northeast, in PontarlierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Granges-Narboz.
For Granges-Narboz, that is above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 11% of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Granges-Narboz | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Granges-Narboz sits above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 4.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Granges-Narboz below both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.9% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Granges-Narboz, above both Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Philippe GrenierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 83%−9 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Les Augustins PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 111 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège privé les Augustins PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 142 | 99%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Granges-Narboz is above both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,446/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Granges-Narboz from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Granges-Narboz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Granges-Narboz yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granges-Narboz | 1,359 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 2.5 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 3.3 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 17 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 18 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Granges-Narboz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 111 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Les Augustins in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,446/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Granges-Narboz grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Granges-Narboz is a commune of 1,359 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.