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A town of 1,501 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Sainte-Suzanne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,410/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Sainte-Suzanne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sainte-Suzanne 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Suzanne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église catholique Saint-Maimboeuf, in Montbéliard, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Sainte-Suzanne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Aventure Peugeot4.6 km east, in Sochaux
Art galleryChâteau de Montbéliard2.2 km east, in Montbéliard
Art galleryMusée d'archéologie et d'histoire naturelle de Montbéliard2.2 km east, in Montbéliard
MuseumMusée du Château des ducs de Wurtemberg2.2 km east, in MontbéliardAttractionAttractionFort du Mont Bart2.4 km south, in BavansFortFortFort Lachaux4.3 km east, in Grand-CharmontPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Suzanne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Sainte-Suzanne, that is below both Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Maimboeuf PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 90%−3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Georges CuvierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 308 | 90%−6 pts |
| Collège Claude LoriusBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 68%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Sainte-Suzanne’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Sainte-Suzanne sits below both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Sainte-Suzanne has 250 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Sainte-Suzanne below both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Suzanne | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,410/m², close to Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €1,329/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Suzanne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sainte-Suzanne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Suzanne | 1,501 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Montbéliard | 24,672 | 1.1 | D | A− | D | C− |
| Bethoncourt | 5,308 | 2.2 | C | A | C+ | C+ |
| Voujeaucourt | 3,174 | 2.4 | B+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| Bavans | 3,582 | 2.5 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
| Grand-Charmont | 5,873 | 2.8 | C | B+ | B+ | C |
| Exincourt | 3,277 | 2.8 | B | B | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Suzanne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 11.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. 90% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Georges Cuvier in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.56/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Suzanne grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Suzanne is a commune of 1,501 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.