Doubs

Doubs has 548,662 residents in 569 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €2,070/m², from €900/m² in Sochaux to €3,280/m² in Doubs among communes of more than 2,000 people. 60% of households own their main home.

Département 25 · 569 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

548,662residents2022 census

€2,070/m²median price per m²five years of sales

60%of households own their homemain home

4%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Doubs.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Doubs : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Doubs : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Doubs : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 49 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Audincourt	14,009	€1,190/m²	€18,210	50%	11%	20.7%	31%	61
Avanne-Aveney	2,237	€2,390/m²	€26,870	77%	21%	8.8%	27%	24
Bart	2,015	€1,500/m²	€25,280	77%	17%	9.7%	4%	30
Baume-les-Dames	5,064	€1,520/m²	€21,910	57%	17%	9.9%	82%	23
Bavans	3,566	€1,520/m²	€22,790	72%	12%	10.0%	4%	36
Besançon	120,057	€2,230/m²	€20,680	35%	9%	15.0%	21%	220
Bethoncourt	5,288	€1,170/m²	€17,310	54%	11%	21.7%	21%	39
Charquemont	2,867	€2,120/m²	€32,280	70%	8%	7.1%	35%	20
Chemaudin et Vaux	2,114	€2,480/m²	€26,550	76%	6%	5.8%	21%	16
Châtillon-le-Duc	2,025	€2,590/m²	€29,410	89%	14%	6.0%	37%	22
Doubs	3,309	€3,280/m²	€30,830	73%	12%	7.6%	15%	47
Exincourt	3,273	€1,610/m²	€22,480	78%	15%	10.7%	5%	70
Fesches-le-Châtel	2,147	€1,370/m²	€22,280	65%	9%	13.0%	37%	16
Franois	2,250	€2,420/m²	€25,460	68%	9%	8.3%	10%	27
Grand-Charmont	5,865	€1,400/m²	€18,290	52%	12%	16.1%	28%	57
Hérimoncourt	3,530	€1,110/m²	€21,740	61%	8%	15.9%	47%	42
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs	2,812	€1,060/m²	€20,410	55%	13%	13.7%	14%	44
Le Russey	2,546	€2,530/m²	€30,740	67%	7%	8.0%	34%	29
Les Auxons	2,522	€2,560/m²	€27,630	83%	10%	4.0%	42%	14
Les Fins	3,062	€3,140/m²	€33,200	73%	9%	8.0%	55%	32
Levier	2,345	€2,130/m²	€24,730	65%	10%	7.8%	13%	37
Mandeure	4,672	€1,170/m²	€20,330	58%	13%	13.4%	63%	16
Mathay	2,131	€1,520/m²	€24,880	80%	12%	8.2%	7%	22
Maîche	4,226	€2,100/m²	€27,660	56%	12%	11.2%	35%	67
Miserey-Salines	2,660	€2,630/m²	€26,730	72%	11%	6.5%	26%	21
Montbéliard	25,516	€1,070/m²	€18,600	39%	11%	21.1%	17%	136
Montferrand-le-Château	2,191	€2,380/m²	€25,230	78%	17%	7.0%	45%	25
Montlebon	2,227	€3,160/m²	€35,590	78%	8%	4.9%	45%	52
Morteau	6,905	€2,860/m²	€31,230	50%	10%	12.3%	65%	50
Orchamps-Vennes	2,180	€2,550/m²	€29,140	66%	8%	5.0%	38%	46
Ornans	4,421	€1,850/m²	€23,320	66%	15%	7.5%	21%	68
Pirey	2,179	€2,670/m²	€27,340	72%	8%	5.5%	5%	24
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans	3,971	€1,230/m²	€22,130	59%	14%	12.0%	26%	57
Pontarlier	17,928	€2,650/m²	€25,080	48%	10%	11.3%	43%	121
Pouilley-les-Vignes	2,162	€2,430/m²	€26,800	75%	10%	5.5%	17%	25
Roche-lez-Beaupré	2,185	€2,040/m²	€22,590	64%	11%	6.6%	7%	24
Saint-Vit	5,059	€2,130/m²	€23,430	65%	11%	6.6%	5%	50
Saône	3,142	€2,320/m²	€25,410	65%	11%	9.0%	23%	47
Seloncourt	5,812	€1,540/m²	€23,690	66%	12%	12.9%	53%	32
Sochaux	3,772	€900/m²	€17,050	32%	9%	20.4%	10%	97
Thise	2,990	€2,280/m²	€25,810	80%	18%	6.0%	16%	30
Val-d'Usiers	2,128	€2,170/m²	€26,500	77%	7%	5.7%	18%	9
Valdahon	5,715	€2,660/m²	€23,700	54%	9%	7.0%	5%	63
Valentigney	10,624	€1,180/m²	€19,380	62%	10%	20.5%	21%	69
Vieux-Charmont	2,829	€1,590/m²	€23,020	66%	13%	12.4%	10%	68
Villers-le-Lac	5,248	€2,850/m²	€36,430	68%	7%	8.4%	18%	42
Voujeaucourt	3,152	€1,530/m²	€23,980	72%	10%	9.5%	17%	37
École-Valentin	2,620	€2,540/m²	€26,150	68%	9%	6.8%	19%	32
Étupes	3,711	€1,630/m²	€22,770	62%	12%	11.9%	41%	22

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

548,662 residents and 253,363 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

18%

aged under 15

18%

aged 15–29

26%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

24%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

290,723 homes, 87% of them main residences, with 4.2 rooms on average.

51%

of homes are houses

60%

of households own their home

13%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

empty homes

86%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191911%

1919–19456%

1946–197022%

1971–199029%

1991–200517%

2006–201915%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

35,240 house and flat sales over five years.

€2,070/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€2,110/m²flats19,259 sales

€2,030/m²houses15,981 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

10.6%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

31%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

28%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Doubs on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

9.9GPs per 10,000 residents2025

174pharmacieson 1 January 2025

342food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners544

Dentists306

Nurses652

Physiotherapists598

Pharmacies174

Group health centres34

Emergency departments2

Supermarkets and hypermarkets140

Convenience stores and grocers202

Bakeries392

Butchers133

Petrol stations101

EV charging stations202

Post offices and postal points154

Banks187

France services centres32

Police and gendarmerie40

Restaurants1,488

Hairdressers781

Nurseries179

Swimming pools26

Sports halls158

Gyms83

Cinemas16

Libraries193

Performance venues8

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 573 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Flooding44%

Ground movement22%

Dam failure8%

Transport of hazardous goods3%

Industrial hazard1%

Avalanche0%

2,464natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

33%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,524

Ground movement586

Drought (clay shrinkage)354

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026