Rougemont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Rougemont 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rougemont.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rougemont than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.91/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Rougemont is below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,065/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Rougemont from July 2023 to June 2026. A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées Vertes.
€1,065/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rougemont€1,065/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,098/m²
40
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €10.39/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées Vertes
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Rougemont’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Rougemont records 99 deaths per 100 expected, above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 238 residents of Rougemont died, against 168 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 41% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw141
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Rougemont · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
14.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Rougemont run lower than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: a median €23,740 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Rougemont comes below both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Rougemont has 400 jobs for 400 working residents, 1 per worker.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Rougemont, 1 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Rougemont: 31% 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.
Rougemont sits above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rougemont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Rougemont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 14 offenses in the graded categories in Rougemont in 2025. For family violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 40.0% of the index here.
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence7
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
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.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rougemont
Is Rougemont safe?
Rougemont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Rougemont good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rougemont expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,065/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rougemont grades A+ for cost of living.
About Rougemont
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rougemont is a commune of 1,051 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées Vertes. 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
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.
