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A town of 354 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Rurey a good place to live?

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

Rurey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Rurey’s story

No historic monuments in Rurey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Rurey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Lizine, 2.8 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rurey.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Rurey: 13% are 15 to 24, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

That puts Rurey above both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.

45median age
RureyDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rurey
RureyDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Rurey than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

On this, Rurey is below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Rurey has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,710 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Rurey, 0.3 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rurey than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.73/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Rurey comes below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rurey€8.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.96/m² a month)
€10.67/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 Cléron and 5 more in and around Rurey

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Rurey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rurey

12pages on Rurey

Landmarks

Nothing in Rurey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Rurey

One notable person was born in Rurey.

Their page →

Rurey’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 →
OrnansSaôneBesançonSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinThiseOrnansSaôneBesançonSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinThiseRurey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rurey354—————
Ornans4,4196.6A+A−A−B+
Saône3,19510AC+AB−
Besançon118,48910CCC−B
Saint-Vit5,13311A−C+B−B+
École-Valentin2,57912A−C−B+A+
Thise2,99413—C—B−

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

About Rurey

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rurey is a commune of 354 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
354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²)
INSEE code
25511

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.