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FroidefontaineTerritoire de Belfort

In Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 433 residents.

Is Froidefontaine a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Froidefontaine out for now.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Froidefontaine’s story

Froidefontaine in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Froidefontaine; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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Landmarks

Froidefontaine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Froidefontaine.

History

Froidefontaine keeps more of its old housing than Territoire de Belfort’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Froidefontaine; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Froidefontaine than in Territoire de Belfort’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

46.1median age

Among adults, 21% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above Territoire de Belfort’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Froidefontaine is older than 46.1, half younger.

FroidefontaineTerritoire de Belfort medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Territoire de Belfort 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Froidefontaine
FroidefontaineTerritoire de Belfort medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP37%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education21%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Territoire de Belfort median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Froidefontaine walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Territoire de Belfort’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,120 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below Territoire de Belfort’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Froidefontaine holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Froidefontaine, 0.6 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

86.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 6.3 mi away. A collège lies 1.4 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Froidefontaine86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollègeCollège8686%−6 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Froidefontaine is €10.44/m² a month

€10.44/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Houses accounted for 83% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Froidefontaine.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Froidefontaine€10.44/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Territoire de Belfort median€10.70/m²
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.06 to €13.51/m² a month)
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Froidefontaine

13pages on Froidefontaine
Nearby attractions

Fort de Vézelois and 2 more in and around Froidefontaine

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Froidefontaine

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Froidefontaine yet.

How we find them →

About Froidefontaine

Commune in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Froidefontaine is a commune of 433 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Territoire. 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
433 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Territoire
Département
Territoire de Belfort (90)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
90051

Froidefontaine’s neighbors

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

All towns in Territoire de Belfort →
GrandvillarsChâtenois-les-ForgesDelleDanjoutinBeaucourtÉtupesGrandvillarsChâtenois-les-ForgesDelleDanjoutinBeaucourtÉtupesFroidefontaine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Froidefontaine433—————
Grandvillars2,9472.2BAA−C
Châtenois-les-Forges2,6084.6—B+—C
Delle5,6234.6C−ADC
Danjoutin3,5195.3BA−B+B
Beaucourt4,9665.4A−A+B+C+
Étupes Doubs3,6895.6C+BB−C+

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 9, 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.