Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Its strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans earns an A−, which places it #7 of 28 in Doubs. It comes out better than 81% of compared French towns. Schools are another plus: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans costs less than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.80/m² a month
€1,232/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans: €1,399/m² for houses, €994/m² for apartments. At the median, a home went for €1,232/m², below Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses accounted for 61% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans€1,232/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,399/m²
71
Apartments
€994/m²
46
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €10.94/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Doubs’ towns and compared French towns: 108 per 100 expected
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans is Hnfc site Trevenans, 13.9 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 603 residents of Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans died, against 508 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. In Doubs, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
13.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
51.8median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of adults hold a degree.
Pont-de-Roide-VermondansDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Unemployment in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans is higher than in 80% of French communes of 1,000+
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 12.0%, higher than both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans holds 1,650 jobs; 1,500 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €25,190 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,650
jobs based in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans, 1.1 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans sees less crime than 60% of compared French towns
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Violence against people ran at 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.4 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans logged 81 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage26
Family violence23
Other physical violence17
Sexual violence9
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
81
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans is a commune of 3,912 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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
3,912 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code
25463
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans
Is Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans safe?
It grades B for safety, #16 of 28 in Doubs. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #5 of 33 in Doubs. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans grades A for cost of living.
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.