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A town of 493 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
La Vèze is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vèze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Lunette de Trois-Châtels, in Besançon, 1.8 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Vèze. Best known first.
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon3.4 km northwest, in Besançon
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon4.8 km northwest, in Besançon
MuseumMaison natale de Victor Hugo4.1 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortPorte taillée3.1 km northwest, in BesançonChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille3.4 km northwest, in BesançonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vèze.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Vèze | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.6% of commuters at the census. La Vèze holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €29,130 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of La Vèze, 96.1% passed the bac, higher than both Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Entre Deux VellesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 178 | 96%±0 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-Paul PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 132 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in La Vèze. The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Vèze 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 Vèze 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 Vèze | 493 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saône | 3,195 | 2.5 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 3.4 | C | C | C− | B |
| Thise | 2,994 | 5 | — | C | — | B− |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 5.8 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 6.9 | — | C− | — | A |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 8.1 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Vèze is a commune of 493 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. 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.