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Population 2,786: a town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Housing is within reach (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: bac results 5.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.9 points below the expected rate. It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.4% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vieux-Charmont has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Vieux-Charmont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vieux-Charmont 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.
Vieux-Charmont has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vieux-Charmont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel (ancien), in Montbéliard, 2.1 mi away.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Vieux-Charmont. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Aventure Peugeot1.1 km southwest, in Sochaux
Art galleryChâteau de Montbéliard3.2 km southwest, in Montbéliard
Art galleryMusée d'archéologie et d'histoire naturelle de Montbéliard3.3 km southwest, in Montbéliard
MuseumMusée du Château des ducs de Wurtemberg3.2 km southwest, in MontbéliardFortFortFort Lachaux1.1 km southwest, in Grand-CharmontChâteauChâteauChâteau Sattler2.5 km south, in ExincourtPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Charmont.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 80% of 350 candidates passed at the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km. At the lycées within 5 km of Vieux-Charmont, 86.2% passed the bac, below both Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #29 of 33 in Doubs.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jouffroy d'AbbansNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 74%−6 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Georges CuvierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 308 | 90%−6 pts |
| Collège Claude LoriusBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 68%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.73/m² a month, close to Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 70% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €9.32/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,652/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
25% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Vieux-Charmont is 45.7 years old. Among adults, 28% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vieux-Charmont | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 12.4%. 3.8% of Vieux-Charmont’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 284 residents of Vieux-Charmont died, against 324 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Average lifespans in Doubs: 85.7 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Vieux-Charmont is Hnfc site Trevenans, 3.9 mi away.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Nothing in Vieux-Charmont 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 Vieux-Charmont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Charmont | 2,786 | — | — | B | — | B− |
| Sochaux | 3,721 | 0.7 | C− | A− | C | D |
| Grand-Charmont | 5,873 | 0.8 | C | B+ | B+ | C |
| Étupes | 3,689 | 1.8 | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
| Bethoncourt | 5,308 | 1.8 | C | A | C+ | C+ |
| Exincourt | 3,277 | 1.9 | B | B | B | B+ |
| Montbéliard | 24,672 | 2.2 | D | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vieux-Charmont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 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 3% of compared French towns and #29 of 33 in Doubs. 90% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Georges Cuvier in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vieux-Charmont grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vieux-Charmont is a commune of 2,786 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. 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.