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It is a town of 462 residents in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Les Hôpitaux-Vieux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. It skews young: only 10% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Les Hôpitaux-Vieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Jougne, 2.4 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux.
38% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux is 38.5. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Hôpitaux-Vieux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.2% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 4.2%, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux. Houses made up 47% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €18.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Les Hôpitaux-Vieux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Hôpitaux-Vieux yet.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Hôpitaux-Vieux is a commune of 462 people in the Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. 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
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 Hôpitaux-Vieux | 462 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 8.2 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 9.3 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.