Overall, Villers-le-Lac earns an A+: better than 98% of compared French towns, and #3 of 28 in Doubs. Its strongest subject is safety: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,838/m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau. Health is another plus: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Villers-le-Lac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-le-Lac.
Safety
Villers-le-Lac records less crime per resident than 96% of compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Villers-le-Lac ranks 2nd of the 28 compared towns in Doubs. The town’s tally for 2025: 62 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Villers-le-Lac (2025).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Family violence18
Burglary8
Other physical violence5
Fraud24
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
62
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 9.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Villers-le-Lac has fewer older residents than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 15% are 65 or over
One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.3%, below Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
37.3median age
Villers-le-LacDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Villers-le-Lac, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Doubs’ towns and compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Villers-le-Lac. The nearest emergency department to Villers-le-Lac is Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier, 18.7 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 289 residents of Villers-le-Lac died, against 366 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. Life expectancy in Doubs: 85.7 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Villers-le-Lac · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier
18.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Villers-le-Lac than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €15.47/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Villers-le-Lac sell for €3,147/m² and apartments for €2,602/m². 230 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,838/m².
€2,838/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villers-le-Lac€2,838/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,147/m²
91
Apartments
€2,602/m²
139
€15.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.57 to €20.68/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€39,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Villers-le-Lac, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Villers-le-Lac is Station préhistorique. This Doubs town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Villers-le-Lac is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €42,410 a year per consumption unit
6.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Villers-le-Lac holds 850 jobs; 2,700 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
850
jobs based in Villers-le-Lac, 0.3 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€42,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villers-le-Lac
Is Villers-le-Lac safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #2 of 28 in Doubs. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
Is Villers-le-Lac expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,838/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villers-le-Lac grades B+ for cost of living.
About Villers-le-Lac
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villers-le-Lac is a commune of 5,292 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau. 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
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.
