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A town of 253 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

253

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.45

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,680

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lods a good place to live?

Lods is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Lods stand out

The one thing Lods does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

21% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Lods · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lods’ story

Lods in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lods, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, born in 1794, is the one person born in Lods before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2003First protected: Château de Lods

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lods.

History

Lods keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 60% built before 1919

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

For Lods, that is above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lods, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

14th c.

oldest protected part

2003

first monument protected

Full pageLods’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes60% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lods?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Lods are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

Lods sits below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

46.8median age

LodsDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Lods
	Lods	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	16%	17%	17%
15–24	7.1%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	27%	25%	26%
65+	25%	23%	22%
No diploma	15%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	29%	26%	30%

Full pageLods’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.8 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households130 households · 2 people per household Born abroad4.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lods?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Lods are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 15.2%

That puts Lods above both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lods has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 7.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport4%

On foot3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Lods, 0.2 per working resident

15.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,680

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLods’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,680 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lods is €10.45/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lods€10.45/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Doubs median€10.97/m²

€10.45/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €13.73/m² a month)

€10.73/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLods’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.45/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Musée de la Vigne et du Vin and 6 more in and around Lods

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lods. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée de la Vigne et du Vinin town AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Mouthier-Haute-Pierre2.3 km east, in Mouthier-Haute-Pierre ChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauneuf3 km northwest, in Vuillafans ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vuillafans3.3 km northwest, in Vuillafans ChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauvieux4 km northwest, in Châteauvieux-les-Fossés AttractionAttractionAncien Prieuré2.3 km east, in Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lods

12pages on Lods

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors97% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Lods has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Château de LodsChâteau · 14th–16th c.

Classé

Croix devant l'égliseCross · 15th c. · in Amathay-Vésigneux, 2.3 mi

Classé

Croix en pierreCross · 16th c. · in Lavans-Vuillafans, 2.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-ValèreChurch · 18th c. · in Val-d'Usiers, 5.3 mi

Photo credits

Château de Lods: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lods

2 notable people were born in Lods.

Their page →

Joseph-Ferdinand LancrenonFrench painter (1794-1874)

Georges ReverboriFrench politician · 1907–1992

Lods’ 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 →

OrnansValdahonDoubsPontarlierSaôneMorteauLods

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lods	253	—	—	—	—	—
Ornans	4,419	6.3	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Valdahon	5,705	8.4	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	B⁺
Doubs	3,335	9.7	A⁻	C	A⁺	D⁻
Pontarlier	18,067	11	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁻
Saône	3,195	14	A	C⁺	A	B⁻
Morteau	6,953	17	A	B⁺	B⁺	C

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

About Lods

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lods is a commune of 253 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

Population: 253 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code: 25339

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.