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A town of 1,216 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Houtaud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1 job per working resident; 7.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Houtaud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Houtaud 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Houtaud, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Houtaud.
For Houtaud, that is above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 14% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Houtaud | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Houtaud, 96.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 95%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Xavier MarmierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 371 | 98%±0 pts |
| 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Houtaud sits below both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. 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
That puts Houtaud above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.6%. Houtaud has 600 jobs for 550 working residents, 1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Houtaud, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Houtaud is above both Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A home here costs 7.2 years of the median income in Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Houtaud. Best known first.
AttractionPorte Saint-Pierre de Pontarlier3.1 km east, in PontarlierAttractionAttractionDistillerie Pierre Guy de Pontarlier3.9 km east, in PontarlierMuseumMuseumMusée de Pontarlier3.3 km east, in PontarlierRuinsRuinsConstruction en avant de l'église Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier3.5 km east, in PontarlierArchaeological siteArchaeological siteLes Gravilliers2.6 km southeast, in PontarlierTheme parkTheme parkLe Ball Park2.1 km east, in PontarlierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Houtaud has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de chemin: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Houtaud yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Houtaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 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. 98% of 371 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Xavier Marmier in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.18/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Houtaud grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Houtaud is a commune of 1,216 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.