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A town of 2,029 in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,812/m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Belfort. Schools lag: bac results 6.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 9.8 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car (D): 32% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Évette-Salbert has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Évette-Salbert 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.
Évette-Salbert has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Évette-Salbert does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Évette-Salbert as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gare de Belfort, in Belfort, 3.5 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Évette-Salbert is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Évette-Salbert.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
86.3% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Évette-Salbert, below both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (89.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 244 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René GoscinnyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 87%−3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Gustave CourbetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 354 | 92%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €32,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (€25,210) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Évette-Salbert is Hnfc site Trevenans, 7.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 194 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 143, 26% fewer. At birth, a girl in Territoire de Belfort can expect 85 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Évette-Salbert can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Territoire de Belfort 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Évette-Salbert | Territoire de Belfort median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Territoire de Belfort median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 45 homes in Évette-Salbert. Houses made up 89% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €9.66/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,817/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Évette-Salbert. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Évette-Salbert as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Évette-Salbert is a commune of 2,029 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Belfort. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évette-Salbert | 2,029 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Valdoie | 5,175 | 1.8 | C+ | B− | A− | C+ |
| Essert | 3,417 | 2.7 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Belfort | 45,912 | 3 | C | A− | C− | C |
| Offemont | 4,051 | 3.1 | C+ | B− | A | C− |
| Bavilliers | 4,678 | 3.6 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Danjoutin | 3,519 | 4.6 | B | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Évette-Salbert has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 2.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. 92% of 354 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Gustave Courbet in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.83/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Évette-Salbert grades B− for cost of living.
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 8, 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.