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The town has 305 residents and lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Le Bizot a good place to live?

Le Bizot has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 11% of its homes are second homes. Just 12% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Le Bizot stand out

The 2 things Le Bizot does most differently from other towns.

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Église du Bizot (à l'exclusion du clocher moderne)
Église du Bizot (à l'exclusion du clocher moderne) · Classé · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Bizot’s story

Le Bizot in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Bizot counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1969First protected: Église du Bizot (à l'exclusion du clocher moderne)
  • 2001Most recently protected: Maison de justice
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bizot.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Le Bizot are under 15, more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%. Half the people of Le Bizot are older than 37.9.

37.9median age
Le BizotDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Bizot
Le BizotDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–248.7%11%11%
25–4431%22%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+12%23%22%
No diploma21%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

History

Le Bizot keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Bizot is Église du Bizot (à l'exclusion du clocher moderne). On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Bizot counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Le Bizot is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €40,700 a year per consumption unit

6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Le Bizot, 0.1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 6 mi off. The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Bizot97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René PerrotNearest collègeCollègeCollège6497%+7 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Le Bizot costs more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.59/m² a month

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

Le Bizot recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€13.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Bizot€13.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€13.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.70 to €19.02/m² a month)
€14.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Bizot

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Bizot counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Maison de justice: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église du Bizot (à l'exclusion du clocher moderne): Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Bizot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Bizot yet.

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Le Bizot’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 →
Le RusseyVillers-le-LacLes FinsMorteauCharquemontMaîcheLe RusseyVillers-le-LacLes FinsMorteauCharquemontMaîcheLe Bizot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Bizot305—————
Le Russey2,5993.1—A—C−
Villers-le-Lac5,2924.9A+B+A+B+
Les Fins3,0484.9—B+—B+
Morteau6,9536.4AB+B+C
Charquemont2,9008.7A+A−A+B+
Maîche4,25410A+AAC

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

About Le Bizot

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Le Bizot is a commune of 305 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Russey. 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
305 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Plateau de Russey
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.1 sq mi (7.9 km²)
INSEE code
25062

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.