Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 816 residents in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Pouilley-Français is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pouilley-Français as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Torpes, in Torpes, 3.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouilley-Français.
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pouilley-Français | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Pouilley-Français has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €28,360 a year per consumption unit, higher than 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 166 | 91%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Pouilley-Français from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments. Houses were 95% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pouilley-Français. Best known first.
Nothing in Pouilley-Français 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 Pouilley-Français 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouilley-Français | 816 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 2.1 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 8.1 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 8.3 | — | C− | — | A |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 8.3 | C | C | C− | B |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 8.4 | — | C | — | A− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 12 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pouilley-Français is a commune of 816 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) · 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 November 4, 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.