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124 residents make their home in this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chaux-lès-Passavant falls below the line for grades. 12% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Chaux-lès-Passavant does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaux-lès-Passavant, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaux-lès-Passavant.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaux-lès-Passavant, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 11% of the population here. Chaux-lès-Passavant has a median age of 47.3 years. 29% of adults hold a degree, above Doubs’ towns (26%) but below compared French towns (30%).
63% women, 37% men
About 59 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chaux-lès-Passavant | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,550 a year per consumption unit. 16.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Chaux-lès-Passavant: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.73/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Chaux-lès-Passavant. Best known first.
Chaux-lès-Passavant has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Abbaye de la Grâce-Dieu: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaux-lès-Passavant yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaux-lès-Passavant | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 6.1 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 7.8 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 11 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| Ornans | 4,419 | 13 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Thise | 2,994 | 14 | — | C | — | B− |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 16 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chaux-lès-Passavant is a commune of 124 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes 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
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.