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A town of 43 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Ollans a good place to live?

Ollans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ollans stand out

The 2 things Ollans does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Domaine d'Ollans
Domaine d'Ollans · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ollans’ story

Ollans in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ollans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2022First protected: Domaine d'Ollans
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ollans.

Who lives here

Ollans has fewer young adults than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 2.2% are 15 to 24

For Ollans, that is below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 36% of the population.

57.5median age
OllansDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat31%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ollans
OllansDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–242.2%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6420%25%26%
65+36%23%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat31%17%18%
Higher education17%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ollans: 55% were built before 1919, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Ollans sits above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ollans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2022
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Ollans has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 0.0%

That puts Ollans below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ollans has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot12%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Ollans, 0.2 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ollans than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.66/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Ollans is below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ollans€8.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.71 to €11.17/m² a month)
€7.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Ollans and 3 more in and around Ollans

Heritage and museums in and near Ollans. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Ollans

12pages on Ollans

Landmarks

Ollans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Domaine d'Ollans: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ollans

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ollans yet.

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Ollans’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Doubs →
Baume-les-DamesThiseÉchenoz-la-MélineSaôneVesoulMiserey-SalinesBaume-les-DamesThiseÉchenoz-la-MélineSaôneVesoulMiserey-SalinesOllans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ollans43—————
Baume-les-Dames5,1556.9B−AC−C−
Thise2,99412—C—B−
Échenoz-la-Méline Haute-Saône3,15814B+B+AA−
Saône3,19515AC+AB−
Vesoul Haute-Saône15,07815C−A−D−C
Miserey-Salines2,66115—C−—A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ollans

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Ollans is a commune of 43 people in the Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois. 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

Population
43 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.2 km²)
INSEE code
25430

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.