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Home to 49 people, this town lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Villers-la-Combe has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Villers-la-Combe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Villers-la-Combe; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Villers-la-Combe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix du Mont: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-la-Combe.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.2% of residents. Half of Villers-la-Combe is older than 52.5, half younger.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Villers-la-Combe | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Villers-la-Combe; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
10.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villers-la-Combe yet.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villers-la-Combe is a commune of 49 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
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-la-Combe | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 8.1 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 9.3 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Les Fins | 3,048 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Le Russey | 2,599 | 14 | — | A | — | C− |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 14 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
| Villers-le-Lac | 5,292 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.