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A town of 669 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

669

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.45

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,840

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vuillafans a good place to live?

Vuillafans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Vuillafans stand out

The one thing Vuillafans does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

16% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Immeuble · Inscrit · Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vuillafans’ story

Vuillafans in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Vuillafans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alexandre Estignard, born in 1833, is the one person born in Vuillafans before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1977First protected: Maison dite La Forteresse
2014Most recently protected: Maison dite de Balthazar Gérard

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vuillafans.

History

Vuillafans keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Vuillafans, that is above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Vuillafans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit4

15th c.

oldest protected part

1937

first monument protected

Full pageVuillafans’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vuillafans?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Vuillafans than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults

Vuillafans sits below both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

46.2median age

VuillafansDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vuillafans
	Vuillafans	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	27%	25%	26%
65+	24%	23%	22%
No diploma	20%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	17%	18%
Higher education	22%	26%	30%

Full pageVuillafans’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households320 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vuillafans?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Vuillafans has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 7.7%

That puts Vuillafans below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vuillafans has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,840 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport4%

On foot4%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Vuillafans, 0.4 per working resident

7.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,840

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVuillafans’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,840 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vuillafans is €10.45/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vuillafans€10.45/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Doubs median€10.97/m²

€10.45/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €13.73/m² a month)

€13.47/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVuillafans’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.45/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de châteauneuf and 3 more in and around Vuillafans

Heritage and museums in and near Vuillafans. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauneufin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vuillafansin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauvieux1.2 km west, in Châteauvieux-les-Fossés MuseumMuseumMusée de la Vigne et du Vin3.3 km southeast, in Lods

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vuillafans

12pages on Vuillafans

The big questions

Health2 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.2 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.2 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Vuillafans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Maison dite de Balthazar GérardHouse · 15th c.

Maison dite La ForteresseHouse · 15th & 16th c.

Photo credits

Maison dite de Balthazar Gérard: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite La Forteresse: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vuillafans

One notable person was born in Vuillafans.

Their page →

Alexandre EstignardFrench politician (1833-1918)

Vuillafans’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Doubs →

OrnansValdahonDoubsSaônePontarlierBesançonVuillafans

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vuillafans	669	—	—	—	—	—
Ornans	4,419	4.3	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Valdahon	5,705	8.2	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	B⁺
Doubs	3,335	12	A⁻	C	A⁺	D⁻
Saône	3,195	12	A	C⁺	A	B⁻
Pontarlier	18,067	13	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁻
Besançon	118,489	15	C	C	C⁻	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vuillafans

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vuillafans is a commune of 669 people in the Communauté de communes Loue-Lison. 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

Population: 669 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code: 25633

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 October 30, 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.