Dept 90 Rank #79 / 96
Territoire de Belfort
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Nearest city: Belfort → Besançon (~30 min)
🚄 TGV
Ballons des Vosges edge, mostly urban/industrial
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Territoire de Belfort offers affordable property and good rail links, but almost no tourism and heavy rainfall hold it back. Le Territoire de Belfort offre un immobilier abordable et de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires, mais un tourisme quasi inexistant et des pluies abondantes le freinent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,928h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p38 of 96
Sunny days
152/yr
days >50% sunlit
p44 of 96
Rain days
135/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 more rain days each year.
p91 of 96
Annual rainfall
1,045mm/yr
total volume
p93 of 96
Heavy rain
10/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p90 of 96
Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
18/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
p39 of 96
Winter mildness
2/10
0.2 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.7m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p29 of 96
Muggy days
5/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+10 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-28 days · -12 so far
Dry-soil days ~+23 days
Landscape
Landscape score
5/10
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Max elevation
1,244m
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Forest cover
43.4%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Ballons des Vosges edge, mostly urban/industrial
Identity
Territoire de Belfort is the birthplace of Tahar Rahim (acteur).
Notable figures born here
Tahar Rahim — acteurJacques Santini — footballeurAndré Maschinot — footballeurJean-Pierre ChevènementRobert de Boron — poèteÉtienne Mattler — footballeurAmaury Leveaux — nageurMaurice Feltin — prêtre catholiqueBarthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer — commandant en chefPaul Rassinier — écrivain
Terroir & appellations
Territoire de Belfort lies within protected appellation areas, including Munster, Miel de sapin des Vosges, Franche-Comté Vuillafans blanc.
MunsterMiel de sapin des VosgesFranche-Comté Vuillafans blancFranche-Comté BuffardFranche-Comté DoubsFranche-Comté Haute-SaôneFranche-Comté HugierFranche-Comté OfflangesFranche-Comté GyFranche-ComtéFranche-Comté Motey-BesuchePorc de Franche-Comté
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p62 of 96
Fire risk
Very low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p16 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p80 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Ground movement Very high 100% p90 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 100% p93 of 96
Wildfire Very high 100% p94 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Radon Very high 100% p93 of 96
Dam failure Very high 100% #1 most exposed of 96
Other hazards Very high 100% p98 of 96
+3 more
Flooding Very high 84.2% p74 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Moderate 53.5% p56 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 2% p41 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A36
Work locally
26.4%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Belfort → Besançon (~30 min)
✈ Airport
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · ~45 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A36
Services
Healthcare
5/10
APL 3.3
p39 of 96
Schools
5/10
Brevet 85%
p29 of 96
Fiber coverage
94%
p22 of 96
Intl schools
5schools
International programmes available
p74 of 96
People
Population
144,062
#4 lowest of 96
Density
238/km²
Urban
+195% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.4%/yr
-0.6 pts vs median · p9
Median income
$26,100
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
16.3%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
13.1%
active population out of work
p86 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 109 residents
p4 of 96 · 1,320 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
16%
15-24
13%
25-39
14%
40-54
15%
55-69
19%
70+
23%
Office professionals
18.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
3.8%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
18.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.3%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.2%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
26.1%
Clerical & service staff
25.9%
Manual workers
24.2%
Real estate
Median
$1,520/m²
$770 $2,540
House $1,810 Apt $1,380
-0.2%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
38.42%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p18 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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