Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 312 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Villers-Buzon has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-Buzon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Torpes, in Torpes, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-Buzon.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 34% of adults. Villers-Buzon has a median age of 42.8.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Buzon | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,140 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Villers-Buzon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Villers-Buzon. Best known first.
Nothing in Villers-Buzon 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 Villers-Buzon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Buzon | 312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 3.6 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 7 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 7 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 7.6 | C | C | C− | B |
| Thise | 2,994 | 11 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villers-Buzon is a commune of 312 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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.