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A town of 981 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Hippolyte a good place to live?

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

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Yesuitus2001 sur Wikipédia allemand · CC BY-SA 2.5
Saint-Hippolyte’s story

Saint-Hippolyte in pictures

Saint-Hippolyte has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles Borne, born in 1850, is the one person born in Saint-Hippolyte before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1987First protected: Couvent des Ursulines (ancien)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hippolyte.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Hippolyte: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Saint-Hippolyte has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
14th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Hippolyte are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

16% of adults hold a degree, below Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Typical age in Saint-Hippolyte: 44, the median. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.

44median age
Saint-HippolyteDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Hippolyte
Saint-HippolyteDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma26%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education16%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Saint-Hippolyte has higher unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 15.2%

250 jobs are based in Saint-Hippolyte, for 400 working residents (0.6 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €27,080 a year per consumption unit. 5.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot9%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Hippolyte, 0.6 per working resident
15.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,080
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 Saint-Hippolyte costs less than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.72/m² a month

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

Houses were 88% of what sold. The market in Saint-Hippolyte: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Hippolyte€8.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €11.57/m² a month)
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Collégiale Notre-Dame de Saint-Hippolyte and 3 more in and around Saint-Hippolyte

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Hippolyte. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Hippolyte

12pages on Saint-Hippolyte

Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Hippolyte’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Couvent des Ursulines (ancien): Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Hippolyte

2 notable people were born in Saint-Hippolyte.

Their page →

Saint-Hippolyte’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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MaîchePont-de-Roide-VermondansCharquemontMandeureHérimoncourtSeloncourtMaîchePont-de-Roide-VermondansCharquemontMandeureHérimoncourtSeloncourtSaint-Hippolyte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Hippolyte981—————
Maîche4,2544.8A+AAC
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans3,9125.2A−ABD
Charquemont2,9007.3A+A−A+B+
Mandeure4,6128.8C−BC+D
Hérimoncourt3,5088.9BAB+D
Seloncourt5,85410B+B+A−C+

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

About Saint-Hippolyte

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saint-Hippolyte is a commune of 981 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Maîche. 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
981 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Maîche
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
25519

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.