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268 people call this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.

Is Chapelle-des-Bois a good place to live?

Chapelle-des-Bois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 52% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Chapelle-des-Bois stand out

The one thing Chapelle-des-Bois does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle-des-Bois’ story

Chapelle-des-Bois in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chapelle-des-Bois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapelle-des-Bois.

Who lives here

Few people in Chapelle-des-Bois are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns

Children are 22% of the town. 20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 48% of adults.

41.6median age
Chapelle-des-BoisDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education48%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chapelle-des-Bois
Chapelle-des-BoisDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–245.6%11%11%
25–4429%22%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma11%23%19%
CAP or BEP19%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education48%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Chapelle-des-Bois: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chapelle-des-Bois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Chapelle-des-Bois has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

At the census, 16.4% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 150 residents in work, Chapelle-des-Bois has 100 jobs: 0.7 each. Households’ median disposable income: €29,100 a year per consumption unit.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot15%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Chapelle-des-Bois, 0.7 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Chapelle-des-Bois than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €13.29/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €11.93/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Chapelle-des-Bois.

€13.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chapelle-des-Bois€13.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€13.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €18.57/m² a month)
€11.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chapelle-des-Bois

11pages on Chapelle-des-Bois

Landmarks

Chapelle-des-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Chapelle-des-Bois

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chapelle-des-Bois yet.

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Chapelle-des-Bois’ neighbors

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

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Hauts de BienneLes RoussesChampagnoleDivonne-les-BainsHauts de BienneLes RoussesChampagnoleDivonne-les-BainsChapelle-des-Bois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chapelle-des-Bois268—————
Hauts de Bienne Jura5,0327.2BACC
Les Rousses Jura3,7408.3A−BCA
Champagnole Jura8,03614AB+B−B
Divonne-les-Bains Ain10,46417C+D−B−A+

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

About Chapelle-des-Bois

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chapelle-des-Bois is a commune of 268 people in the Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. 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
268 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
15.4 sq mi (39.8 km²)
INSEE code
25121

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 November 4, 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.