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A town of 381 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chantrans a good place to live?

Chantrans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Maison
Maison · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chantrans’ story

Chantrans in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chantrans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chantrans.

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Chantrans, fewer than in Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

Chantrans sits below both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Over-65s are 26% of the population.

49.3median age
ChantransDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chantrans
ChantransDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+26%23%22%
No diploma19%23%19%
CAP or BEP39%27%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Chantrans: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Chantrans above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chantrans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Chantrans has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

On this, Chantrans is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chantrans has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker. At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Chantrans, 0.7 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chantrans is €10.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chantrans€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.25 to €14.41/m² a month)
€10.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ferme Courbet and 2 more in and around Chantrans

Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Chantrans. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chantrans

12pages on Chantrans

Landmarks

Chantrans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Chantrans

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chantrans yet.

How we find them →

Chantrans’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Doubs →
OrnansValdahonSaôneDoubsPontarlierBesançonOrnansValdahonSaôneDoubsPontarlierBesançonChantrans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chantrans381—————
Ornans4,4194.2A+A−A−B+
Valdahon5,70511B+C+B+B+
Saône3,19512AC+AB−
Doubs3,33512A−CA+D−
Pontarlier18,06713A−C+B−B−
Besançon118,48915CCC−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chantrans

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chantrans is a commune of 381 people in the Communauté de communes Loue-Lison. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
381 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code
25120

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.