Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 283 residents, it is a town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Villars-Saint-Georges is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villars-Saint-Georges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Courtefontaine, 1 mi away.
24% 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 Villars-Saint-Georges.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town. What’s more, over-65s are 18% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villars-Saint-Georges | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 150 residents in work, Villars-Saint-Georges has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income was €28,430 a year per consumption unit, above Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gustave EiffelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 91%−3 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.72/m² a month. Sales in Villars-Saint-Georges from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villars-Saint-Georges. Best known first.
Nothing in Villars-Saint-Georges 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 Villars-Saint-Georges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-Saint-Georges | 283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 4.1 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 12 | C | C | C− | B |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 13 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 13 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 14 | — | C | — | A− |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 15 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villars-Saint-Georges is a commune of 283 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
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.