Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 324 people, lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Noirefontaine out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Noirefontaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Bief, 1.4 mi away.
14% 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 Noirefontaine.
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Noirefontaine is 51.7 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Noirefontaine | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
250 jobs are based in Noirefontaine, for 150 working residents (1.8 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,730 a year per consumption unit, above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
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 made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Noirefontaine.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Noirefontaine. Best known first.
Nothing in Noirefontaine 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 Noirefontaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noirefontaine | 324 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans | 3,912 | 2.9 | A− | A | B | D |
| Maîche | 4,254 | 6.9 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Mandeure | 4,612 | 7.4 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Hérimoncourt | 3,508 | 8.5 | B | A | B+ | D |
| Voujeaucourt | 3,174 | 8.7 | B+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| Valentigney | 10,501 | 8.8 | C+ | A− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Noirefontaine is a commune of 324 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
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.