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A town of 1,375 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Métabief has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €3,565/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Métabief does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Métabief with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Métabief, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, family days out and museums in and near Métabief. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Métabief.
On this, Métabief is below both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.4% of the town.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Métabief | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 41% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.3% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 57 residents of Métabief died, against 62 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Métabief, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Métabief comes above both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,565/m², comes from 307 sales of houses and apartments in Métabief from July 2023 to June 2026. In Métabief, houses go for €4,452/m² and apartments for €3,401/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,452/m² | 91 |
| Apartments | €3,401/m² | 216 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Métabief, that is above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Métabief has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Usine communale: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Métabief 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Métabief | 1,375 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 9.5 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 11 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Métabief has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 13.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,565/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Métabief grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Métabief is a commune of 1,375 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.