Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 315 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Tour-de-Sçay has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Tour-de-Sçay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine dite Fontaine du Cygne, in Montbozon, 5.7 mi away.
19% 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 Tour-de-Sçay.
13% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Tour-de-Sçay | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in La Tour-de-Sçay, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,480 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.73/m² a month. 5 houses and apartments changed hands in La Tour-de-Sçay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Tour-de-Sçay 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 Tour-de-Sçay 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 Tour-de-Sçay | 315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 6.6 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 10 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 13 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 14 | — | C− | — | A |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 14 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 14 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Tour-de-Sçay is a commune of 315 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 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.