NUTS-3 FRC21 · France
Doubs
Doubs generates €19bn of GDP across 546.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 52.7/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic scale and market access. Its economy has grown +2.0%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate down 0.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (73.5th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (17.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run faller67 → 49 EU percentile since 1995 (-18 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Energy cost88
Demographic outlook78
Air quality69
Talent & skills62
Cost advantage60
Resilience58
Quality of life54
Industrial base54
Digital readiness50
Connectivity43
Economic base41
Governance38
Freight intensity36
Labour market19
Growth momentum14
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
52.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth13.6
Livability54.2
Market access63
Economic scale80
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
57.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability88
Labour stability56
Diversification38
Demographic stability48
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
42.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density47
Airport access18
Market access63
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
61.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary64
Lifelong learning71
Knowledge workers70
Scientists & engineers41
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
69
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.57.4 µg/m³
PM1011 µg/m³
NO212.9 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
54.2
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy40.5
Jobs17.5
Education70.5
Health73.5
Safety59.3
Connectivity48.5
Environment69.3
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
13.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+2.0%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.3%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-1.8 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
-0.2 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+2.6 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 29.8%Diversified · HHI 2326
Agriculture 1.7%Industry 19.8%Construction 5.5%Trade · transport · ICT 15.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 28%Public · health · education 29.8%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€18,651M2024
2.9% 1y 2.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€16,623M2025
0.8% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
Population
546,7272025
0.1% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
Unemployment rate
8.1%2025
52.8% 1y 7.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 84
Employment
221,8002024
0.8% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 77
Productivity / employee
€85,7012025
1.9% 1y 2.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 55
Gross value added
€16,656M2024
2.4% 1y 2.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
All indicators · 88 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€16,656M
2024 · EU pctl 80
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€287M
2024 · EU pctl 72
GVA — industry (B–E)
€3,300M
2024 · EU pctl 76
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€2,995M
2024 · EU pctl 80
GVA — construction (F)
€921M
2024 · EU pctl 78
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€2,525M
2024 · EU pctl 71
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€22,700
2023 · EU pctl 40 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
31,000 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 41
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€33,700
2024 · EU pctl 46
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€8,575M
2024 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,453M
2024 · EU pctl 31 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€19,541M
2024 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€2,831M
2024 · EU pctl 82
GVA — information & communication (J)
€221M
2024 · EU pctl 58
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€4,668M
2024 · EU pctl 82
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€4,955M
2024 · EU pctl 86
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€16,623M
2025 · EU pctl 80
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€85,701
2025 · EU pctl 55
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€4,305M
2025 · EU pctl 81
Labour market
Employment, total persons
221,800
2024 · EU pctl 77
Self-employed persons
23,800
2024 · EU pctl 63
Employment in manufacturing (C)
35,500
2024 · EU pctl 77
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
73.5%
2025 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
19.5%
2025 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
8.1%
2025 · EU pctl 84
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
246,800
2025 · EU pctl 77
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
32,760
2023 · EU pctl 75
Enterprise births
4,300
2023 · EU pctl 82
Enterprise deaths
3,341
2023 · EU pctl 79
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.1%
2023 · EU pctl 89
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
2.7%
2023 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.5%
2025 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.3%
2023 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
37.8%
2025 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
44.2%
2025 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
14.7%
2025 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
26.5%
2025 · EU pctl 70 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
7.8%
2025 · EU pctl 41 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.6%
2025 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
1,678,794
2025 · EU pctl 65
Mobility
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
2,076
CURRENT · EU pctl 81
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
12,572 kt
2025 · EU pctl 72
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
380
CURRENT · EU pctl 47
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
13 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
92
CURRENT · EU pctl 82
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
337,208
2025 · EU pctl 79
Population aged 65+
117,003
2025 · EU pctl 80
Population aged under 15
92,516
2025 · EU pctl 85
Median age of population
41.8 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 11
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
34.7%
2025 · EU pctl 37
Crude rate of total population change
-0.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 41
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-0.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 14
Crude birth rate
9.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 85
Crude death rate
9.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 15
Live births
4,976
2024 · EU pctl 85
Deaths
5,142
2024 · EU pctl 75
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
62.1%
2025 · EU pctl 69
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.54
2024 · EU pctl 79
Population density (persons per km²)
104 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 43
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
556,630
2100 · EU pctl 84
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
506 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
853 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
228 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.2 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 22
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
9.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 22
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
67.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 10
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
280 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 17
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
64 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.46
2022 · EU pctl 44
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.27
2022 · EU pctl 39
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.02
2022 · EU pctl 37
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.39
2022 · EU pctl 43
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.02
2022 · EU pctl 0
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.107/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 12
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.053/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 44
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
692 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
5 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 33
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
72 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 66
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
16 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 93
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
11
2024 · EU pctl 12
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 53
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
54
2024 · EU pctl 49
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
55.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 73
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
9.2%
2021 · EU pctl 85
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