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A town of 1,299 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Quingey a good place to live?

Quingey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 14 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is walkability (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Quingey stand out

The one thing Quingey does most differently from other towns.

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How Quingey grades

Each subject compares Quingey 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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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Quingey’s story

Quingey in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quingey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 4 people born in Quingey before 1900, the earliest Calixte II, in 1065.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quingey.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Quingey than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 77.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Quingey sits below both Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

77.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Quingey77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Félix GaffiotNearest collègeCollègeCollège9677%−14 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −14 pts against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth D

More deaths than Quingey’s ages would predict, 114 per 100 expected, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

That puts Quingey above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 382 residents of Quingey died, against 218 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 75% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw175
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Quingey · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de Franche Comte
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Fewer people in Quingey are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%

On this, Quingey is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Quingey has 1,050 jobs for 550 working residents, 1.9 per worker. At the census, 17.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot13%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,050
jobs based in Quingey, 1.9 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Quingey is €10.11/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.

€10.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Quingey€10.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€10.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.28 to €14.04/m² a month)
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,900
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loue-Lison

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Quingey skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Quingey comes above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 15% of the town.

48.1median age
QuingeyDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quingey
QuingeyDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+27%23%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Quingey: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Quingey, that is above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quingey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Safety

Quingey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Police and gendarmerie recorded 27 offenses in the graded categories in Quingey in 2025. For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 26.2% of the index here.

9.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Family violence13
Criminal damage8
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud6
Theft without violence5

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.

9.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.2%
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

Nearby attractions

Château de Quingey and 3 more in and around Quingey

Heritage in and near Quingey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Quingey

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Landmarks

Quingey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Quingey

5 notable people were born in Quingey.

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Quingey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Saint-VitBesançonOrnansÉcole-ValentinMiserey-SalinesSaôneSaint-VitBesançonOrnansÉcole-ValentinMiserey-SalinesSaôneQuingey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quingey1,299——A—D
Saint-Vit5,1336.7A−C+B−B+
Besançon118,48911CCC−B
Ornans4,41912A+A−A−B+
École-Valentin2,57913A−C−B+A+
Miserey-Salines2,66113—C−—A
Saône3,19513AC+AB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Quingey

Is Quingey safe?

Quingey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Quingey good?

They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Quingey

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Quingey is a commune of 1,299 people in the Communauté de communes Loue-Lison. 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
1,299 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code
25475

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.