Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
190 people live in this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Val-de-Roulans out for now. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Val-de-Roulans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Val-de-Roulans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de bénédictines, in Baume-les-Dames, 4.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-de-Roulans.
Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Val-de-Roulans | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,260 a year. 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Val-de-Roulans recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Val-de-Roulans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Val-de-Roulans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Roulans | 190 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 4.2 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 11 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 12 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 14 | C | C | C− | B |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 14 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 15 | — | C− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Val-de-Roulans is a commune of 190 people in the Communauté de communes du Doubs Baumois. 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.