Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 716 people live in this town, in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Couthenans: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. The median price paid is €1,427/m².
The one thing Couthenans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Couthenans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église catholique Saint-Maimboeuf, in Montbéliard, 6.4 mi away.
17% 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 Couthenans.
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. Couthenans has a median age of 48.7 years.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Couthenans | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €25,810 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Couthenans number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.1% of commuters at the census.
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.
Near Couthenans, 90.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Haute-Saône’s towns (90.4%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.9 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 116 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 91%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis AragonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 116 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 92%+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.
Of the homes sold, 70% were houses. 40 houses and apartments changed hands in Couthenans from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Couthenans. Best known first.
Nothing in Couthenans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Couthenans as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couthenans | 716 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Héricourt | 10,621 | 2 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Bethoncourt Doubs | 5,308 | 5.3 | C | A | C+ | C+ |
| Essert Territoire de Belfort | 3,417 | 5.5 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort | 4,678 | 5.7 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Grand-Charmont Doubs | 5,873 | 6.1 | C | B+ | B+ | C |
| Châtenois-les-Forges Territoire de Belfort | 2,608 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Couthenans is a commune of 716 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.