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A town of 1,762 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. School results trail most towns (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,065/m²: 70 m² comes to 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp 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.
Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1941.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp.
The median disposable income was €28,690 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 3.5% of Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp’s working residents 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.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 12.9 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp is 85.0%, near Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé du Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 164 residents of Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp died, against 138 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. Average lifespans in Doubs: 85.7 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
17% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has a median age of 36.2 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,065/m², comes from 60 sales of houses and apartments in Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 57% of sales, apartments for the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.73/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,525/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Vercel: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | 1,762 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 3.6 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 12 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 13 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
| Les Fins | 3,048 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 13 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Saône | 3,195 | 14 | A | C+ | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,065/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.77/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp is a commune of 1,762 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Haut-Doubs. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.