What is the most densely populated city in Doubs?

Besançon, at 1,819 inhab./km², ahead of Montbéliard (1,644 inhab./km²).

What is the least densely populated city in Doubs?

Pontarlier, at 437 inhab./km². 5 cities of Doubs are measured here.

Where does Besançon stand in France?

411 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Doubs?

Besançon (1,819 inhab./km²), Montbéliard (1,644 inhab./km²), Audincourt (1,603 inhab./km²), Valentigney (1,077 inhab./km²), Pontarlier (437 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Doubs

Besançon is the most densely populated city in Doubs, at 1,819 inhab./km², ahead of Montbéliard (1,644 inhab./km²) and Audincourt (1,603 inhab./km²). At the other end, Pontarlier is the least densely populated city, at 437 inhab./km².

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The 5 cities of Doubs ranked on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	Besançon	1,819 inhab./km²	118,489
2	Montbéliard	1,644 inhab./km²	24,672
3	Audincourt	1,603 inhab./km²	14,071
4	Valentigney	1,077 inhab./km²	10,501
5	Pontarlier	437 inhab./km²	18,067

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the most densely populated city in Doubs?: Besançon, at 1,819 inhab./km², ahead of Montbéliard (1,644 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Doubs?: Pontarlier, at 437 inhab./km². 5 cities of Doubs are measured here.
Where does Besançon stand in France?: 411 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Doubs?: Besançon (1,819 inhab./km²), Montbéliard (1,644 inhab./km²), Audincourt (1,603 inhab./km²), Valentigney (1,077 inhab./km²), Pontarlier (437 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.