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A town of 2,661 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

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Is Miserey-Salines a good place to live?

Miserey-Salines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Miserey-Salines stand out

The one thing Miserey-Salines does most differently from other towns.

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How Miserey-Salines grades

Each subject compares Miserey-Salines 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.

How grading works

Miserey-Salines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Château de Miserey
Château de Miserey · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Miserey-Salines’ story

Miserey-Salines in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Miserey-Salines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

André Bas, born in 1889, is the one person born in Miserey-Salines before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1994First protected: Château de Miserey
  • 2012Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Ferréol et Saint-Ferjeux
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Nearby attractions

Château de Miserey and 10 more in and around Miserey-Salines

Heritage, gardens and family days out in and near Miserey-Salines. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Miserey-Salines.

HealthHealth A

Allowing for age and care homes, Miserey-Salines sees fewer deaths than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 67 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

For Miserey-Salines, that is below both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 158 residents of Miserey-Salines died, against 235 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw67
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Miserey-Salines · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

HousingCost of living C−

Homes in Miserey-Salines sell for €2,595/m² at the median, against €1,556/m² in Doubs’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns

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

The median price, €2,595/m², comes from 80 sales of houses and apartments in Miserey-Salines from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.20/m² a month, above Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€2,595/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Miserey-Salines€2,595/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,504/m²60
€13.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.13 to €17.19/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points below the expected rate

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

Miserey-Salines sits above both Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Miserey-Salines93.4%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Miserey-Salines95.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé François Cartannaz PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège9695%±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas LedouxNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée22596%−1 pt
Collège privé Notre-Dame Institution Notre-Dame Saint-Jean PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège17698%+2 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
86%
passed the vocational bac, −1.1 pts against the expected rate
93.4%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.7 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

History

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Miserey-Salines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1994
first monument protected

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A+

Miserey-Salines is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,340 a year per consumption unit

That puts Miserey-Salines above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 6.5%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,050
jobs based in Miserey-Salines, 0.9 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

More people in Miserey-Salines hold a degree than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 46%

On this, Miserey-Salines is above both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population.

42.7median age
Miserey-SalinesDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Miserey-Salines
Miserey-SalinesDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6423%25%26%
65+24%23%22%
No diploma9.8%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education46%26%30%

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Miserey-Salines

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Miserey-Salines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Ferréol et Saint-Ferjeux: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Miserey: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Miserey-Salines

One notable person was born in Miserey-Salines.

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Photo credits

André Bas: Jean-Christophe Bas, CC BY 4.0

Miserey-Salines’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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École-ValentinLes AuxonsBesançonThiseSaôneSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinLes AuxonsBesançonThiseSaôneSaint-VitMiserey-Salines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Miserey-Salines2,661——C−—A
École-Valentin2,5791.1A−C−B+A+
Les Auxons2,5331.2—C—A−
Besançon118,4893.5CCC−B
Thise2,9944.6—C—B−
Saône3,1958AC+AB−
Saint-Vit5,13310A−C+B−B+

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

Questions about Miserey-Salines

Is Miserey-Salines safe?

Miserey-Salines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Miserey-Salines good?

They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #11 of 33 in Doubs. 96% of 225 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas Ledoux in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Miserey-Salines expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Miserey-Salines grades C− for cost of living.

About Miserey-Salines

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Miserey-Salines is a commune of 2,661 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. 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
2,661 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
25381

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.