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A town of 2,156 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Pirey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Pirey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pirey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Pirey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Amphithéâtre romain, in Besançon, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Pirey. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon5 km southeast, in Besançon
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon2.6 km southeast, in BesançonFortFortFort Griffon4.6 km southeast, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Franois4.1 km southwest, in FranoisChâteauChâteauChâteau d'École1.7 km northeast, in École-ValentinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pirey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 153 deaths in Pirey from 2016 to 2025; there were 95, 38% fewer. In Doubs, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 4 GPs practise locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,605/m², above Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. A house rents for an estimated €10.22/m² a month. Houses were nearly two thirds of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,433/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5.5% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the five general lycées, 95% of 1,585 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé François Cartannaz PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 96 | 95%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas LedouxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 225 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège DiderotBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 107 | 75%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Line up the people of Pirey by age and the one in the middle is 45.8. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Doubs’ towns (23%) and near compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pirey | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Pirey 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 Pirey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirey | 2,156 | — | — | C− | — | A+ |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 1.3 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 1.8 | — | C− | — | A |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 2.6 | C | C | C− | B |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 2.7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 5.3 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 7.6 | A | C+ | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pirey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. 96% of 225 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas Ledoux in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pirey grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pirey is a commune of 2,156 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.