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A town of 812 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

812

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.51

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,880

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vaire a good place to live?

Vaire is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Vaire-le-Grand · Classé · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vaire’s story

Vaire in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vaire: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2011First protected: Château de Vaire-le-Grand
2021Most recently protected: Aqueduc antique dit d’Arcier

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaire.

History

Old homes shape Vaire: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Vaire, that is above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vaire: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vaire is Château de Vaire-le-Grand.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Château de Vaire-le-Grand 18th c.

Antiquity

oldest protected part

2001

first monument protected

Full pageVaire’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vaire?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Vaire skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

Vaire sits above both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children are 16% of the town.

47.5median age

VaireDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vaire
	Vaire	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	16%	17%	17%
15–24	12%	11%	11%
25–44	18%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	25%	26%
65+	23%	23%	22%
No diploma	21%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	30%	26%	30%

Full pageVaire’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.5 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households350 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vaire?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Vaire walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

That puts Vaire below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Vaire has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,880 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

jobs based in Vaire, 0.1 per working resident

9.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,880

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVaire’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working resident Median income€27,880 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vaire is €10.51/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vaire€10.51/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Doubs median€10.97/m²

€10.51/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €13.40/m² a month)

€7.73/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVaire’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.51/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vaire

11pages on Vaire

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors41% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.5 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vaire: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Aqueduc antique dit d’ArcierAqueduct · Antiquity

Château de Vaire-le-GrandChâteau · 18th c.

Photo credits

Aqueduc antique dit d’Arcier: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Vaire-le-Grand: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vaire

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vaire as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Vaire’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Doubs →

ThiseSaôneBesançonÉcole-ValentinMiserey-SalinesLes AuxonsVaire

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vaire	812	—	—	—	—	—
Thise	2,994	3.6	—	C	—	B⁻
Saône	3,195	4.6	A	C⁺	A	B⁻
Besançon	118,489	7	C	C	C⁻	B
École-Valentin	2,579	7.7	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Miserey-Salines	2,661	8.2	—	C⁻	—	A
Les Auxons	2,533	9.1	—	C	—	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vaire

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vaire is a commune of 812 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

Population: 812 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code: 25575

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.