Morteau grades A overall: better than 89% of compared French towns, and #6 of 28 in Doubs. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,819/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau. Its strongest is walkability (A): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% 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 Morteau 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 Morteau.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Morteau run higher than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: a median €36,690 a year per consumption unit
Morteau holds 3,350 jobs; 3,350 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 20.6% of commuters at the census. 12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Public transport8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
3,350
jobs based in Morteau, 1 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,690
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 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Relative to its size, Morteau keeps 7.2 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments in the town is Maison Cuche dite Château Pertusier, actuellement musée de l'Horlogerie du Haut-Doubs. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 9.4% of the total, higher than both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C
Morteau is 15.7 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Morteau records 97 deaths per 100 expected. 13 GPs practise in the town. In Doubs, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 766 residents of Morteau died, against 682 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Morteau · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Less crime per resident in Morteau than in 71% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Morteau, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Morteau show 112 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.1 cases of violence against people and 8.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage47
Family violence31
Other physical violence16
Sexual violence13
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence49
Fraud45
Drug use24
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.
9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
112
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
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 · For burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Morteau than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €16.00/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
380 sales of houses and apartments in Morteau, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,819/m². In Morteau, houses go for €3,271/m² and apartments for €2,735/m². Houses were just over a fifth of what sold.
€2,819/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Morteau€2,819/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,271/m²
78
Apartments
€2,735/m²
302
€16.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.10 to €21.16/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€39,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Morteau: 13% are 15 to 24, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
19% of residents have reached 65. Typical age in Morteau: 39.1, the median. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, above Doubs’ towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%).
39.1median age
MorteauDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morteau
Is Morteau safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #11 of 28 in Doubs.
Are schools in Morteau good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #9 of 33 in Doubs. 97% of 203 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Edgar Faure in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Morteau expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,819/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Morteau grades B+ for cost of living.
About Morteau
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Morteau is a commune of 6,953 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau. 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
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.
