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2,195 residents make their home in this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
The local economy does well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pouilley-les-Vignes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Pouilley-les-Vignes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pouilley-les-Vignes 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.
Pouilley-les-Vignes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Pouilley-les-Vignes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Amphithéâtre romain, in Besançon, 4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Pouilley-les-Vignes. Best known first.
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon4.3 km east, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Franois2.5 km south, in FranoisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Noironte4.9 km northwest, in NoironteChâteauChâteauChâteau d'École3.8 km northeast, in École-ValentinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miserey4.3 km northeast, in Miserey-SalinesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouilley-les-Vignes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Pouilley-les-Vignes. In Doubs, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 135 residents of Pouilley-les-Vignes died, against 191 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% fewer.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €2,333/m², above Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and close to compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.54/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 49 homes in Pouilley-les-Vignes.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,333/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,150 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.3%, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. The age that splits Pouilley-les-Vignes in two is 44.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pouilley-les-Vignes | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pouilley-les-Vignes, 92.8% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Doubs’ towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges PompidouNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 90%−3 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
Nothing in Pouilley-les-Vignes 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-les-Vignes 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-les-Vignes | 2,195 | — | — | C | — | A |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 2.7 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 2.8 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 3.2 | — | C | — | A− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 3.8 | C | C | C− | B |
| Thise | 2,994 | 6.7 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 7.6 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pouilley-les-Vignes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 52% 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 Pouilley-les-Vignes grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pouilley-les-Vignes is a commune of 2,195 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 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.