Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 232 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Lavans-Vuillafans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Lavans-Vuillafans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1936.
21% 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 Lavans-Vuillafans.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 16% of the population. The median resident of Lavans-Vuillafans is 38.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lavans-Vuillafans | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Lavans-Vuillafans is Croix en pierre. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Lavans-Vuillafans: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,060 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Lavans-Vuillafans didn’t travel to work at all.
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 €10.73/m² a month. Sales in Lavans-Vuillafans from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lavans-Vuillafans. Best known first.
Lavans-Vuillafans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix en pierre: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lavans-Vuillafans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavans-Vuillafans | 232 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 4.9 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 6.2 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Saône | 3,195 | 11 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 12 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 13 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 15 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lavans-Vuillafans is a commune of 232 people in the Communauté de communes Loue-Lison. 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.