Montbéliard grades D overall: better than 14% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,074/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Montbéliard 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbéliard.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Montbéliard than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 75.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Montbéliard is 87.4%, close to Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #29 of 33 in Doubs on results. At the two general lycées, 89% of 795 candidates passed the bac, 6 points below the expected rate.
89%passed the bac (general and technological)D−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Montbéliard are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 20.8%
Montbéliard has 16,150 jobs for 7,800 working residents, 2.1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €21,000 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Montbéliard went to work by public transport.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot9%
Public transport9%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
16,150
jobs based in Montbéliard, 2.1 per working resident
20.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Montbéliard runs higher than in 91% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Montbéliard was criminal damage (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 16.1 violent offenses and 19.6 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. This Doubs town ranks last of the 28 compared towns in Doubs on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 908 offenses in the town in 2025.
16.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage267
Other physical violence225
Family violence154
Sexual violence87
Theft from vehicles71
Burglary53
Vehicle theft51
Theft without violence163
Drug use147
Fraud143
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
16.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
908
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (under 0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
34 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1989
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Montbéliard has 14 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Doubs’ towns (2.5) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments in the town is Halles (anciennes). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. 22 of the 34 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Montbéliard costs less than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.41/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,074/m², comes from 919 sales of houses and apartments in Montbéliard from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Montbéliard sell for €938/m², houses for €1,481/m². A house rents for an estimated €10.69/m² a month.
€1,074/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montbéliard€1,074/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,481/m²
215
Apartments
€938/m²
704
€10.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.16 to €13.28/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Montbéliard is above 78% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Montbéliard come to 99 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 2,950 residents of Montbéliard died, against 2,563 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. In Doubs, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 37 GPs practise in the town.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
37
GPs in Montbéliard · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A young town: 14% of people in Montbéliard are 15 to 24, more than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Montbéliard in two is 41.2. 27% of adults hold a degree.
41.2median age
MontbéliardDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Maison Morlot ou maison Forstner, dite des Princes, actuellement succursale de la Banque de France: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Temple protestant Saint-Martin: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel (ancien): Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église catholique Saint-Maimboeuf: Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0
René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frank Darabont: PopCultureGeek.com, CC BY 2.0 · Frédéric Cuvier: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain · Henri Mouhot: The original uploader was Easter Monkey at English Wikipedia ., Public domain · Jean-Frédéric de Wurtemberg: Unidentified painter, Public domain · Alexandre de Wurtemberg: George Dawe, Public domain
Montbéliard’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montbéliard
Is Montbéliard safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 53 burglaries and 267 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montbéliard good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns and #29 of 33 in Doubs. 90% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Georges Cuvier in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montbéliard expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,074/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montbéliard grades A− for cost of living.
About Montbéliard
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montbéliard is a commune of 24,672 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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
24,672 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
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.
