Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 74 residents.
There are no grades for La Bretenière: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing La Bretenière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Bretenière 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, 4.6 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bretenière.
One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). At 47, the median resident of La Bretenière sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Bretenière | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 12.0% of working residents in La Bretenière at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Bretenière from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Bretenière 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 La Bretenière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bretenière | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 4.4 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 12 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 13 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 2,780 | 15 | C− | A | C | D |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 15 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 15 | — | C− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Bretenière is a commune of 74 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
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.