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Doubs

Small town · 25300 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

👥 Population
3 335
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 397 €
📈 11% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 17.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Doubs — Score 41/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (14/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (31/100).
41
💰 Yield32
🌳 Quality of life50
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability14
🛡️ Safety73
⚡ Energy rating31
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 24 Transactions · Doubs

🏢 Apt. /m²
3 397 €
🏡 House /m²
3 009 €
📋 Transactions
24
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Besançon2 287 €2 667 €1911118 489
Montbéliard1 105 €1 481 €40524 672
Pontarlier2 714 €3 030 €40818 067
Audincourt1 815 €1 414 €22114 071
Valentigney1 082 €1 385 €13610 501
Morteau2 819 €2 997 €1266 953

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
15.85 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.6 %
⏳ Payback period
17.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
93.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
4.3 %
🏢 Apartments
41.4 %
57.9 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)Tense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
51
RPLS source

💶 Local taxation

REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024

🏠 Property tax (built)Municipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
33.190 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
61.300 %
🏘️ Housing tax
16.760 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
4.740 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.40 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
3 335
2023
📐 Area
8.95 km²
373 inh/km²
💶 Median income
30 830 €
📊 Median age
41.6 yrs
34.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
80.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.6 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
656
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
62
+47.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
42
💼 Economic density
197
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Pontarlier
À 3.57 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Pontarlier
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Grand Pontarlier
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE LUCIE AUBRACpublic100.9

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
5
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
49
📋 Commerce
38
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
28
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
10
🎭 Culture
2

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement164.80 ‰6.3 ‰-24 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes123.60 ‰7.3 ‰-51 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires113.30 ‰7.2 ‰-54 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial113.30 ‰4.0 ‰-18 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales61.80 ‰4.2 ‰-57 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

28 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
14.3 %
14.3 %
D
10.7 %
10.7 %
E
57.1 %
57.1 %
F
14.3 %
14.3 %
G
3.6 %

17.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 2 risks identified

Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 7 439 analyses · CC DU GRAND PONTARLIER

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 439

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Pontarlier 2.0 km 56/100 18 067
Vuillecin 3.3 km 38/100 687
Arçon 4.5 km 29/100 961
Dommartin 4.1 km 31/100 864
Houtaud 5.2 km 29/100 1 216
Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont 6.4 km 52/100 835
Granges-Narboz 6.8 km 38/100 1 359
La Cluse-et-Mijoux 8.7 km 45/100 1 310

❓ Frequently asked questions about Doubs

What is the price per m² in Doubs?

The median price per m² in Doubs is 3 397 €.

What is the rental yield in Doubs?

The gross rental yield in Doubs is 5.6%.

Is Doubs a good real estate investment?

Doubs has a ScorCity score of 41/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Doubs?

The most common energy rating class in Doubs is E.

What are the natural risks in Doubs?

2 risks are identified in Doubs: Inondation, Séisme.