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A town of 255 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Grosbois a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Grosbois

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

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de bénédictines, in Baume-les-Dames, 2.6 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grosbois.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Grosbois, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. 17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Grosbois by age and the one in the middle is 40.

40median age
GrosboisDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Grosbois
GrosboisDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Grosbois, 6.3%, runs below Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

50 jobs are based in Grosbois, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Grosbois, 0.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Grosbois is 84.0%, lower than both Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Grosbois87.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Grosbois84.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège10187%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Jouffroy d'AbbansNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée4384%+3 pts
84%
passed the vocational bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Grosbois costs less than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.94/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.73/m² a month. The market in Grosbois: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grosbois€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)
€7.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Sainte-Odile and 2 more in and around Grosbois

Museums in and near Grosbois. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Grosbois

13pages on Grosbois

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Grosbois

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

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Grosbois’ 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 →
Baume-les-DamesThiseSaôneValdahonL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsBesançonBaume-les-DamesThiseSaôneValdahonL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsBesançonGrosbois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grosbois255—————
Baume-les-Dames5,1552.2B−AC−C−
Thise2,99412—C—B−
Saône3,19512AC+AB−
Valdahon5,70514B+C+B+B+
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs2,78015C−ACD
Besançon118,48915CCC−B

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

About Grosbois

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Grosbois is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois. 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
255 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
INSEE code
25298

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.