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A town of 191 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Passavant a good place to live?

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

Passavant’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Passavant’s story

No historic monuments in Passavant

The Culture ministry lists no building in Passavant 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, 4.9 mi away.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Passavant.

Who lives here

Few people in Passavant are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Passavant comes below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).

47.6median age
PassavantDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Passavant
PassavantDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–248.7%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Passavant has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

For Passavant, that is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Passavant has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,540 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Passavant, 0.5 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Passavant costs less than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.94/m² a month

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

Passavant sits below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Passavant€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.17/m² a month)
€10.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Passavant

11pages on Passavant

Landmarks

Nothing in Passavant is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Passavant

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Passavant as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Passavant’s 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-DamesValdahonSaôneL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsThiseOrnansBaume-les-DamesValdahonSaôneL'Isle-sur-le-DoubsThiseOrnansPassavant
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Passavant191—————
Baume-les-Dames5,1555.4B−AC−C−
Valdahon5,7059.2B+C+B+B+
Saône3,19514AC+AB−
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs2,78015C−ACD
Thise2,99415—C—B−
Ornans4,41917A+A−A−B+

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

About Passavant

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Passavant is a commune of 191 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
191 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.8 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
25446

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.