Hérimoncourt’s strongest subject is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At B overall, Hérimoncourt ranks #15 of 28 in Doubs. Set against the rest, it does better than just over three fifths of compared French towns. The trade-off is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 15.9% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Hérimoncourt 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hérimoncourt.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Hérimoncourt’s ages would predict, 115 per 100 expected, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Doubs, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 319 deaths in Hérimoncourt between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 277: 15% above. The nearest emergency department to Hérimoncourt is Hnfc site Trevenans, 9.6 mi away.
+15%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted115
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Hérimoncourt · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buying in Hérimoncourt costs less than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,068/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Houses sell for €1,324/m² in Hérimoncourt, apartments for €863/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.96/m² a month, below Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€1,068/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hérimoncourt€1,068/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,324/m²
90
Apartments
€863/m²
54
€9.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €12.48/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Hérimoncourt records less crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 56 offenses in Hérimoncourt. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.2 cases of violence against people and 8.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence19
Other physical violence8
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Theft without violence12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
56
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Hérimoncourt: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Hérimoncourt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Unemployment in Hérimoncourt, 15.9%, runs above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
The census found one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Hérimoncourt didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income was €25,270 a year per consumption unit, in line with Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Hérimoncourt, 0.3 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Hérimoncourt hold a degree than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 19%
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Hérimoncourt has a median age of 42.6. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
42.6median age
HérimoncourtDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hérimoncourt
Is Hérimoncourt safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #10 of 28 in Doubs.
Are schools in Hérimoncourt good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #8 of 33 in Doubs. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Hérimoncourt expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hérimoncourt grades A for cost of living.
About Hérimoncourt
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Hérimoncourt is a commune of 3,508 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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
3,508 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
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.
