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In Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 933 residents.

Population

933

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Home prices

€2,190

per m² · 34 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²

Rent

€12.01

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€31,850

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is La Rivière-Drugeon a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Rivière-Drugeon falls below the line for grades. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes La Rivière-Drugeon stand out

The one thing La Rivière-Drugeon does most differently from other towns.

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Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

15% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 37.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Site du Fort Bachin · Inscrit · Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

La Rivière-Drugeon’s story

La Rivière-Drugeon in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Rivière-Drugeon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 6th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

Fernand Claudet, born in 1896, is the one person born in La Rivière-Drugeon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1992First protected: Site du Fort Bachin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Rivière-Drugeon.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of La Rivière-Drugeon, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

A quarter of adults hold a degree, close to Doubs’ towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%). La Rivière-Drugeon has a median age of 37.1.

37.1median age

La Rivière-DrugeonDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Rivière-Drugeon
	La Rivière-Drugeon	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	21%	17%	17%
15–24	11%	11%	11%
25–44	31%	22%	23%
45–64	23%	25%	26%
65+	15%	23%	22%
No diploma	12%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	26%	30%

Full pageLa Rivière-Drugeon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages37.1 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households390 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of La Rivière-Drugeon?”

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

History

2 historic monuments in La Rivière-Drugeon, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

11% of homes date from before 1919. Its heritage reaches back to the 6th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

6th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Map2 historic monuments Age of homes11% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in La Rivière-Drugeon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in La Rivière-Drugeon are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 3.8%

At the census, 7.7% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 450 residents in work, La Rivière-Drugeon has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Households’ median disposable income: €31,850 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot4%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in La Rivière-Drugeon, 0.3 per working resident

3.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€31,850

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€31,850 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

89.0% 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 nearest general lycée is 7.1 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

La Rivière-Drugeon89.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Émile LaroueNearest collègeCollège	Collège	85	89%−2 pts

89.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate

2.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges89.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Homes in La Rivière-Drugeon sell for a median €2,190/m²

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

Houses were 56% of what sold. 34 houses and apartments changed hands in La Rivière-Drugeon from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €13.47/m² a month.

€2,190/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

La Rivière-Drugeon€2,190/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Doubs median€1,556/m²

€12.01/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.94 to €16.13/m² a month)

€13.47/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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PricesMedian sale price €2,190/m² Renting€12.01/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Rivière-Drugeon

14pages on La Rivière-Drugeon

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €2,190/m² · rent €12.01/m² a month SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Housing34 sales on record, the last three years Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.1 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors34% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of La Rivière-Drugeon’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Site du Fort BachinArchaeological site · 6th & 7th c.

Classé

Croix en pierre 1604Cross · 17th c. · in La Planée, 3.5 mi

Classé

Chapelle des Annonciades (ancienne)Chapel · 17th c. · in Pontarlier, 6.9 mi

Classé

Presbytère de RemorayPresbytery · 19th c. · in Remoray-Boujeons, 6.9 mi

Photo credits

Site du Fort Bachin: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Rivière-Drugeon

One notable person was born in La Rivière-Drugeon.

Their page →

Fernand ClaudetFrench politician · 1896–1978

La Rivière-Drugeon’s 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 →

PontarlierDoubsOrnansChampagnoleLa Rivière-Drugeon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
La Rivière-Drugeon	933	—	—	—	—	—
Pontarlier	18,067	7	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁻
Doubs	3,335	7.4	A⁻	C	A⁺	D⁻
Ornans	4,419	17	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Champagnole Jura	8,036	17	A	B⁺	B⁻	B

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

About La Rivière-Drugeon

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

La Rivière-Drugeon is a commune of 933 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon (CFD). 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: 933 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon (CFD)
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code: 25493

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 November 4, 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.