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Pontarlier
Medium city · 25300 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
18 067
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 714 €
📈 12% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 30.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Pontarlier — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield51
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism91
💸 Affordability22
🛡️ Safety70
⚡ Energy rating23
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 363 Transactions · Pontarlier
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 714 €
🏡 House /m²
3 030 €
📋 Transactions
363
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon | 2 287 € | 2 667 € | 1911 | 118 489 |
| Montbéliard | 1 105 € | 1 481 € | 405 | 24 672 |
| Pontarlier | 2 714 € | 3 030 € | 408 | 18 067 |
| Audincourt | 1 815 € | 1 414 € | 221 | 14 071 |
| Valentigney | 1 082 € | 1 385 € | 136 | 10 501 |
| Morteau | 2 819 € | 2 997 € | 126 | 6 953 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
15.16 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
⏳ Payback period
14.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.0 %
🏢 Apartments
78.2 %
20.9 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial 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
1 379
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.
41.600 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
81.330 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.110 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
4.740 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
31.71 %
🏢 CFE
28.21 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
18 067
2023
📐 Area
41.35 km²
437 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 080 €
📊 Median age
39.6 yrs
36.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.7 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
12.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
4 111
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
366
+10.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
332
💼 Economic density
228
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pontarlier
À 2.64 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Pontarlier
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — 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
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE LES AUGUSTINS | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE XAVIER MARMIER (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 97.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
93.1 %
Average pass rate · 7 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE LES AUGUSTINS | privé sous contrat | 108.8 |
| COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX | public | 102.1 |
| COLLEGE PHILIPPE GRENIER | public | 97.3 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
3
💊 Pharmacies
8
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
59
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
8
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
388
📋 Commerce
232
📋 Enseignement
36
🏥 Sante
263
🚆 Transport
7
⚽ Sport
77
🎭 Culture
12
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Point information jeunesse - Pontarlier |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 130 | 7.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 129 | 7.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 107 | 5.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 100 | 5.50 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +31 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 70 | 3.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -54 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 57 | 3.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -57 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 55 | 3.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 25 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 21 | 1.20 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -45 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 14 | 1.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 13 | 0.70 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -87 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 12 | 0.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -71 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 9 | 0.50 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -86 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
165 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.6 %
B
0.0 %
C
12.7 %
12.7 %
D
26.1 %
26.1 %
E
30.3 %
30.3 %
F
20.6 %
20.6 %
G
9.7 %
9.7 %
30.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 10 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| porte de ville | 3e quart 18e siècle;4e quart 19e siècle |
| demeure | 17e siècle;18e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
| immeuble | 2e quart 18e siècle |
| immeuble | 4e quart 16e siècle |
| immeuble | 18e siècle |
| immeuble | 2e quart 17e siècle;18e siècle;19e siècle |
| chapelle | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| immeuble | 4e quart 17e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle;16e siècle;17e siècle |
| monument | 1er quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ 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 · 24 709 analyses · CC DU GRAND PONTARLIER
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
24 709
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
54
⚡ Charge points
221
🚀 Incl. fast charging
25
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubs | 2.0 km | 41/100 | 3 335 |
| Arçon | 6.0 km | 29/100 | 961 |
| Vuillecin | 5.3 km | 38/100 | 687 |
| La Cluse-et-Mijoux | 6.7 km | 45/100 | 1 310 |
| Granges-Narboz | 6.1 km | 38/100 | 1 359 |
| Dommartin | 5.4 km | 31/100 | 864 |
| Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont | 7.5 km | 52/100 | 835 |
| Oye-et-Pallet | 7.8 km | 40/100 | 709 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Pontarlier
What is the price per m² in Pontarlier? ▶
The median price per m² in Pontarlier is 2 714 €.
What is the rental yield in Pontarlier? ▶
The gross rental yield in Pontarlier is 6.7%.
Is Pontarlier a good real estate investment? ▶
Pontarlier has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Pontarlier? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Pontarlier is E.
What are the natural risks in Pontarlier? ▶
2 risks are identified in Pontarlier: Inondation, Séisme.