Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 286 people, lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Scey-Maisières out for now. Second homes make up 17% of its housing.
The one thing Scey-Maisières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Scey-Maisières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Scey (également sur commune de Cléron), in Chassagne-Saint-Denis, 0.5 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scey-Maisières.
Degrees are held by 32% of adults. The age that splits Scey-Maisières in two is 48.2. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Scey-Maisières | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,220 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.2% of working residents in Scey-Maisières to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 9.4 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre VernierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 87%−5 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 41 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.67/m² a month. The market in Scey-Maisières: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Scey-Maisières. Best known first.
Nothing in Scey-Maisières 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 Scey-Maisières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scey-Maisières | 286 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 3.1 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Saône | 3,195 | 8.4 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 10 | C | C | C− | B |
| Thise | 2,994 | 12 | — | C | — | B− |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 12 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 13 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Scey-Maisières is a commune of 286 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
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 November 4, 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.