Press kit · department 25

Doubs.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
SeloncourtSmall cities5,8121 / 1137 / 1747
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2482 / 1140 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8653 / 1165 / 1747
MorteauSmall cities6,9054 / 11372 / 1747
PontarlierSmall cities17,9285 / 11428 / 1747
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 117 / 53
ValdahonSmall cities5,7156 / 11585 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6247 / 11797 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0598 / 11818 / 1747
BethoncourtSmall cities5,2889 / 111016 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 1365 / 470
AudincourtSmall cities14,00911 / 111341 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,06410 / 111214 / 1747
BethoncourtSmall cities5,2889 / 111016 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0598 / 11818 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2481 / 1182 / 1747
MorteauSmall cities6,9052 / 11111 / 1747
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 14 / 53
SeloncourtSmall cities5,8123 / 11173 / 1747
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 150 / 470
PontarlierSmall cities17,9284 / 11186 / 1747
ValdahonSmall cities5,7155 / 11195 / 1747
AudincourtSmall cities14,0096 / 11264 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0597 / 11429 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0648 / 11484 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
BethoncourtSmall cities5,28811 / 111029 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,86510 / 11696 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6249 / 11626 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0648 / 11484 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0597 / 11429 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0641 / 1114 / 1747
MorteauSmall cities6,9052 / 11126 / 1747
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 145 / 470
PontarlierSmall cities17,9283 / 11286 / 1747
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 117 / 53
ValdahonSmall cities5,7154 / 11570 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0595 / 11733 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8656 / 11962 / 1747
AudincourtSmall cities14,0097 / 111079 / 1747
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2488 / 111260 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
ValentigneySmall cities10,62411 / 111471 / 1747
SeloncourtSmall cities5,81210 / 111449 / 1747
BethoncourtSmall cities5,2889 / 111368 / 1747
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2488 / 111260 / 1747
AudincourtSmall cities14,0097 / 111079 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
MorteauSmall cities6,9051 / 1114 / 1747
PontarlierSmall cities17,9282 / 1161 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0643 / 11212 / 1747
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 112 / 53
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0594 / 11415 / 1747
ValdahonSmall cities5,7155 / 11450 / 1747
SeloncourtSmall cities5,8126 / 11686 / 1747
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 1238 / 470
BethoncourtSmall cities5,2887 / 11909 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6248 / 111079 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
ValdahonSmall cities5,7151 / 11147 / 1747
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2482 / 11188 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0593 / 11471 / 1747
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 125 / 53
MorteauSmall cities6,9054 / 11906 / 1747
PontarlierSmall cities17,9285 / 111111 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8656 / 111253 / 1747
AudincourtSmall cities14,0097 / 111261 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0648 / 111457 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6249 / 111633 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
MorteauSmall cities6,9051 / 1125 / 1747
PontarlierSmall cities17,9282 / 11107 / 1747
ValdahonSmall cities5,7153 / 11167 / 1747
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2484 / 11291 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0645 / 11424 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0596 / 11558 / 1747
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 117 / 53
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 1200 / 470
SeloncourtSmall cities5,8127 / 11903 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8658 / 111250 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
BethoncourtSmall cities5,28811 / 111654 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,62410 / 111524 / 1747
AudincourtSmall cities14,0099 / 111262 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8658 / 111250 / 1747
SeloncourtSmall cities5,8127 / 11903 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 13 / 53
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2481 / 11247 / 1747
ValdahonSmall cities5,7152 / 11400 / 1747
AudincourtSmall cities14,0093 / 11468 / 1747
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 1127 / 470
BethoncourtSmall cities5,2884 / 11606 / 1747
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8655 / 11795 / 1747
SeloncourtSmall cities5,8126 / 11824 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0597 / 11911 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6248 / 111074 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,06411 / 111506 / 1747
MorteauSmall cities6,90510 / 111210 / 1747
PontarlierSmall cities17,9289 / 111180 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6248 / 111074 / 1747
Saint-VitSmall cities5,0597 / 11911 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
PontarlierSmall cities17,9281 / 11323 / 1747
ValdahonSmall cities5,7152 / 11395 / 1747
Villers-le-LacSmall cities5,2483 / 11434 / 1747
Baume-les-DamesSmall cities5,0644 / 11442 / 1747
MontbéliardMid-size cities25,5161 / 1120 / 470
BesançonLarge cities120,0571 / 114 / 53
Grand-CharmontSmall cities5,8655 / 11504 / 1747
ValentigneySmall cities10,6246 / 11585 / 1747
MorteauSmall cities6,9057 / 11630 / 1747
BethoncourtSmall cities5,2888 / 11699 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

  • Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
  • Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
  • A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
  • This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
  • Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

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