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A town of 338 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

338

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.14

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€37,970

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chaux-Neuve a good place to live?

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

What makes Chaux-Neuve stand out

The 2 things Chaux-Neuve does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

30% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

11% are 65 or over

Median age 39.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chaux-Neuve’s story

Chaux-Neuve in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Claude Ignace François Michaud, born in 1751, is the one person born in Chaux-Neuve before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaux-Neuve.

Who lives here

Chaux-Neuve has fewer older residents than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 11% are 65 or over

For Chaux-Neuve, that is below both Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 22% of residents.

39.3median age

Chaux-NeuveDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education29%

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 Chaux-Neuve
	Chaux-Neuve	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	22%	17%	17%
15–24	8.1%	11%	11%
25–44	31%	22%	23%
45–64	28%	25%	26%
65+	11%	23%	22%
No diploma	15%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	17%	18%
Higher education	29%	26%	30%

Full pageChaux-Neuve’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages39.3 median age · 11% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad7.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chaux-Neuve?”

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

History

Chaux-Neuve keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

Chaux-Neuve sits above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaux-Neuve, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

13th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chaux-Neuve?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Chaux-Neuve run higher than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: a median €37,970 a year per consumption unit

That puts Chaux-Neuve above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.1% of the labour force are out of work. Chaux-Neuve has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot6%

Public transport4%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Chaux-Neuve, 0.3 per working resident

5.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€37,970

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€37,970 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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 Chaux-Neuve is €11.14/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.

€11.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaux-Neuve€11.14/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Doubs median€10.97/m²

€11.14/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.92 to €15.67/m² a month)

€11.93/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChaux-Neuve’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.14/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Parc Polaire and 6 more in and around Chaux-Neuve

Other places to visit and family days out in and near Chaux-Neuve. Best known first.

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaux-Neuve

12pages on Chaux-Neuve

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions7 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Classé

Croix de cheminCross · 15th c. · in Mignovillard, 7.7 mi

Classé

Presbytère de RemorayPresbytery · 19th c. · in Remoray-Boujeons, 8 mi

Classé

Ensemble métallurgique des forges de SyamMonument · 18th & 19th c. · in Syam, 9.2 mi

Classé

Croix en pierre 1604Cross · 17th c. · in La Planée, 13.3 mi

Famous people from Chaux-Neuve

One notable person was born in Chaux-Neuve.

Their page →

Claude Ignace François MichaudFrench soldier (1751–1835)

Chaux-Neuve’s 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 →

ChampagnoleHauts de BienneLes RoussesChaux-Neuve

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chaux-Neuve	338	—	—	—	—	—
Champagnole Jura	8,036	12	A	B⁺	B⁻	B
Hauts de Bienne Jura	5,032	12	B	A	C	C
Les Rousses Jura	3,740	14	A⁻	B	C	A

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

About Chaux-Neuve

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chaux-Neuve is a commune of 338 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: 338 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 10.9 sq mi (28.3 km²)
INSEE code: 25142

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.