Sancey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 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 Sancey 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Sancey costs less than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.95/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sancey sits below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,396/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Sancey from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,396/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sancey€1,396/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.18 to €10.23/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,120
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Sancey: 30% are 65 or over, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
That puts Sancey above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents.
48.5median age
SanceyDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Sancey keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Sancey comes above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sancey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Sancey is 23.4 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Sancey. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Sancey · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
23.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
23.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sancey
Is Sancey safe?
Sancey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Sancey good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sancey expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,396/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sancey grades A+ for cost of living.
About Sancey
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sancey is a commune of 1,385 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe. 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
1,385 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe
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.
