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464 residents make their home in this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Verrières-de-Joux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The 2 things Verrières-de-Joux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Verrières-de-Joux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Malher du Larmont inférieur, in La Cluse-et-Mijoux, 3.6 mi away.
21% 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 Verrières-de-Joux.
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Verrières-de-Joux by age and the one in the middle is 38.3.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Verrières-de-Joux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.2% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 7.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Verrières-de-Joux number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker).
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.
Houses made up 67% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Verrières-de-Joux from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €18.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Verrières-de-Joux 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 Verrières-de-Joux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières-de-Joux | 464 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 4.6 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 5.1 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 13 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
| Les Fins | 3,048 | 15 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Villers-le-Lac | 5,292 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Verrières-de-Joux is a commune of 464 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier. 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.