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It is a town of 138 residents in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chassagne-Saint-Denis a good place to live?

There are no grades for Chassagne-Saint-Denis: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château de Scey (également sur commune de Cléron)
Château de Scey (également sur commune de Cléron) · Classé · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chassagne-Saint-Denis’ story

Chassagne-Saint-Denis in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chassagne-Saint-Denis counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Château de Scey (également sur commune de Cléron)
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Landmarks

Chassagne-Saint-Denis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Scey (également sur commune de Cléron): Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassagne-Saint-Denis.

History

Chassagne-Saint-Denis keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Chassagne-Saint-Denis is Château de Scey (également sur commune de Cléron). The protected list starts in the 13th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Chassagne-Saint-Denis skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns

43.6median age

Ages in Chassagne-Saint-Denis split evenly at 43.6: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, above Doubs’ towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.

Chassagne-Saint-DenisDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chassagne-Saint-Denis
Chassagne-Saint-DenisDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–2414%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+24%23%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chassagne-Saint-Denis than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,800 a year per consumption unit. 3.3% of Chassagne-Saint-Denis’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.6%, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chassagne-Saint-Denis, 0.1 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points below the expected rate

90.4%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chassagne-Saint-Denis90.4%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre VernierNearest collègeCollègeCollège11487%−5 pts
Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège41100%+6 pts
90.4%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.1 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chassagne-Saint-Denis costs less than in Doubs’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.73/m² a month

€8.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Chassagne-Saint-Denis.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chassagne-Saint-Denis€8.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.96/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chassagne-Saint-Denis

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Nearby attractions

Château de Scey and 7 more in and around Chassagne-Saint-Denis

Heritage and museums in and near Chassagne-Saint-Denis. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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About Chassagne-Saint-Denis

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chassagne-Saint-Denis is a commune of 138 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
138 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loue-Lison
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
25129

Chassagne-Saint-Denis’ 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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OrnansSaôneValdahonBesançonThiseÉcole-ValentinOrnansSaôneValdahonBesançonThiseÉcole-ValentinChassagne-Saint-Denis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassagne-Saint-Denis138—————
Ornans4,4192.1A+A−A−B+
Saône3,1959.6AC+AB−
Valdahon5,70512B+C+B+B+
Besançon118,48912CCC−B
Thise2,99414—C—B−
École-Valentin2,57914A−C−B+A+

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

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.