Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 940 people, lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Montperreux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Montperreux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montperreux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre 1604, in La Planée, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montperreux.
45% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% of the town, below Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 12% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montperreux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Montperreux holds 50 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.8% of commuters 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.
Houses accounted for 83% of sales, apartments for the rest. 29 houses and apartments changed hands in Montperreux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montperreux. Best known first.
Nothing in Montperreux 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 Montperreux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montperreux | 940 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 5.7 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 6.8 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montperreux is a commune of 940 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) · 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.