Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 94 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Montmahoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Montmahoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montmahoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne taillanderie, in Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne, 2 mi away.
37% 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 Montmahoux.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. 22% are under 15, higher than both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montmahoux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.5%, about level with Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). 13.0% of Montmahoux’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Montmahoux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Montmahoux. Best known first.
Nothing in Montmahoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montmahoux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmahoux | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 9.9 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Arbois Jura | 3,114 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 16 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 16 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 17 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 17 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montmahoux is a commune of 94 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.