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A town of 179 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Orsans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Orsans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orsans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du bas du village, in Germéfontaine, 4 mi away.
32% 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 Orsans.
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Orsans has a median age of 37.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Orsans | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,500 a year per consumption unit, above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Orsans 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 Orsans yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Orsans is a commune of 179 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes 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.