What is the highest city in Doubs?

Pontarlier, at 989 m, ahead of Valentigney (354 m).

What is the lowest city in Doubs?

Besançon, at 320 m. 5 cities of Doubs are measured here.

Where does Pontarlier stand in France?

20 of the 1,111 French cities measured on altitude. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Doubs?

Pontarlier (989 m), Valentigney (354 m), Montbéliard (353 m), Audincourt (349 m), Besançon (320 m). The whole table is on this page.

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The highest cities in Doubs

Pontarlier is the highest city in Doubs, at 989 m, ahead of Valentigney (354 m) and Montbéliard (353 m). At the other end, Besançon is the lowest city, at 320 m.

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The 5 cities of Doubs ranked on altitude
Rank	City	Altitude	Population
1	Pontarlier	989 m	18,067
2	Valentigney	354 m	10,501
3	Montbéliard	353 m	24,672
4	Audincourt	349 m	14,071
5	Besançon	320 m	118,489

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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 highest city in Doubs?: Pontarlier, at 989 m, ahead of Valentigney (354 m).
What is the lowest city in Doubs?: Besançon, at 320 m. 5 cities of Doubs are measured here.
Where does Pontarlier stand in France?: 20 of the 1,111 French cities measured on altitude. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Doubs?: Pontarlier (989 m), Valentigney (354 m), Montbéliard (353 m), Audincourt (349 m), Besançon (320 m). The whole table is on this page.