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It is a town of 331 residents in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Passonfontaine has none. 13% of its homes are second homes. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Passonfontaine does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Passonfontaine counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
17% 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 Passonfontaine.
9.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 27% of adults. At 39.5, the median resident of Passonfontaine sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Passonfontaine | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 6.4% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 150 residents in work, Passonfontaine has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Half of residents lived on more than €30,710 a year per consumption unit, above Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Passonfontaine recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €13.47/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Passonfontaine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Passonfontaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passonfontaine | 331 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 4.7 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 9.3 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
| Les Fins | 3,048 | 9.9 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Villers-le-Lac | 5,292 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 13 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 13 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Passonfontaine is a commune of 331 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.