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A town of 730 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Recologne a good place to live?

Recologne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Recologne’s story

Recologne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Recologne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Église Saint-Barthélémy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Recologne.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Recologne, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

On this, Recologne is above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

40.6median age
RecologneDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Recologne
RecologneDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–248.6%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6423%25%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education37%26%30%

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

History

Recologne keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Recologne comes above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Recologne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Recologne are out of work than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 3.2%

For Recologne, that is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Recologne has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,040 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Recologne, 0.4 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

Recologne sits above Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Recologne87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Albert MathiezNearest collègeCollègeCollège12687%−6 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Recologne than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.04/m² a month

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

That puts Recologne below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Recologne€10.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.76/m² a month)
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Recologne and 7 more in and around Recologne

Heritage in and near Recologne. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Recologne

13pages on Recologne

Landmarks

The list names few of Recologne’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Recologne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Recologne yet.

How we find them →

Recologne’s neighbors

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

All towns in Doubs →
Saint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonThiseSaint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonThiseRecologne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Recologne730—————
Saint-Vit5,1336.1A−C+B−B+
Les Auxons2,5336.3—C—A−
Miserey-Salines2,6616.8—C−—A
École-Valentin2,5797.3A−C−B+A+
Besançon118,4898.8CCC−B
Thise2,99411—C—B−

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

About Recologne

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Recologne is a commune of 730 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
730 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
25482

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.