Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 498 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Montgesoye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montgesoye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Lavans-Vuillafans, 2.4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montgesoye.
Over-65s are 26% of the population. Ages in Montgesoye split evenly at 47: half are older, half younger. 18% are under 15, about level with both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montgesoye | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Montgesoye: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 3 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 13.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre VernierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 87%−5 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 41 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Montgesoye recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.73/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Montgesoye. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Courbet4.3 km northwest, in OrnansChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauvieux2.1 km south, in Châteauvieux-les-FossésChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vuillafans2.4 km southeast, in VuillafansChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauneuf2.9 km southeast, in VuillafansMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Minimes d'Ornans3.7 km northwest, in OrnansMuseumMuseumAtelier de Gustave Courbet4.9 km northwest, in OrnansPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Montgesoye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montgesoye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgesoye | 498 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 2.7 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 8.4 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Saône | 3,195 | 10 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 13 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 14 | C | C | C− | B |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 14 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montgesoye is a commune of 498 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
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.