Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 537 residents and lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Les Fontenelles is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Les Fontenelles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Fontenelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du Bizot (à l'exclusion du clocher moderne), in Le Bizot, 5.6 mi away.
14% 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 Les Fontenelles.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. The median resident of Les Fontenelles is 40.5 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Fontenelles | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.0% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Les Fontenelles: 150, for 250 residents in work (0.5 each).
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René PerrotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 97%+7 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.
Houses were 48% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Les Fontenelles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Fontenelles 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 Les Fontenelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Fontenelles | 537 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Russey | 2,599 | 2.6 | — | A | — | C− |
| Charquemont | 2,900 | 3.7 | A+ | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Maîche | 4,254 | 4.5 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Villers-le-Lac | 5,292 | 9.8 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Les Fins | 3,048 | 10 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 12 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Fontenelles is a commune of 537 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
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.