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A town of 995 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Torpes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Torpes counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Torpes.
A fifth of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, lower than both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Torpes | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 10%. Among the classé monuments in Torpes is Château de Torpes. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Torpes, for 500 working residents (0.1 per worker). The median disposable income is €27,790 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.
Among the homes sold, 75% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.94/m² a month. Sales in Torpes from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Torpes. Best known first.
Torpes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Torpes: Photo: MJohnP68 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Torpes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpes | 995 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 3.8 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 7.8 | C | C | C− | B |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 8.6 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 9.1 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 9.7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 11 | A | C+ | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Torpes is a commune of 995 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. 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.