Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
648 people call this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sainte-Marie out for now. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Sainte-Marie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sainte-Marie, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Sainte-Marie has a median age of 53.2 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Marie | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. 10% of its homes were built before 1919, above Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 2.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 250 residents in work, Sainte-Marie has 200 jobs: 0.7 each. Median disposable income comes to €29,350 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Sainte-Marie: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Sainte-Marie. Best known first.
Sainte-Marie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Marie yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie | 648 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bavans | 3,582 | 2.4 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
| Voujeaucourt | 3,174 | 4.1 | B+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| Montbéliard | 24,672 | 4.6 | D | A− | D | C− |
| Bethoncourt | 5,308 | 5.1 | C | A | C+ | C+ |
| Héricourt Haute-Saône | 10,621 | 5.4 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Grand-Charmont | 5,873 | 6 | C | B+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Marie is a commune of 648 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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
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.