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Home to 108 people, this town lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Rennes-sur-Loue a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Rennes-sur-Loue is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.

What makes Rennes-sur-Loue stand out

The one thing Rennes-sur-Loue does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Rennes-sur-Loue
Château de Rennes-sur-Loue · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rennes-sur-Loue’s story

Rennes-sur-Loue in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Rennes-sur-Loue; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2000First protected: Château de Rennes-sur-Loue
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rennes-sur-Loue.

Who lives here

Few people in Rennes-sur-Loue are 15 to 24: 4.7%, fewer than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population. 30% of adults hold a degree.

43.2median age
Rennes-sur-LoueDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rennes-sur-Loue
Rennes-sur-LoueDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–244.7%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6421%25%26%
65+26%23%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

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

History

Rennes-sur-Loue keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Rennes-sur-Loue; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Level not given1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2000
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Rennes-sur-Loue has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

4.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €22,140 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Bicycle4%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Rennes-sur-Loue, 0.3 per working resident
2.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Rennes-sur-Loue costs less than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.73/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Rennes-sur-Loue.

€9.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rennes-sur-Loue€9.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €12.03/m² a month)
€8.72/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 Rennes-sur-Loue and 6 more in and around Rennes-sur-Loue

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Rennes-sur-Loue. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Rennes-sur-Loue

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Rennes-sur-Loue; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Saumoduc de Salins-les-Bains - Arc-et-Senans: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Rennes-sur-Loue: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rennes-sur-Loue

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rennes-sur-Loue yet.

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Rennes-sur-Loue’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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ArboisSaint-VitPolignyOrnansBesançonArboisSaint-VitPolignyOrnansBesançonRennes-sur-Loue
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rennes-sur-Loue108—————
Arbois Jura3,1148.3A+A−AC+
Saint-Vit5,13312A−C+B−B+
Poligny Jura3,97614A+AC+B+
Ornans4,41915A+A−A−B+
Besançon118,48918CCC−B

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

About Rennes-sur-Loue

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rennes-sur-Loue is a commune of 108 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
108 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
25488

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.