Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,113 people live in this town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
The local economy does well (A+): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability — 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Chemaudin et Vaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Chemaudin et Vaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chemaudin et Vaux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Chemaudin et Vaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chemaudin et Vaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chemaudin et Vaux.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 20% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chemaudin et Vaux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 5.7%. 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Houses were 77% of what sold. 39 houses and apartments changed hands in Chemaudin et Vaux from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €11.93/m² a month, higher than Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,360/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges PompidouNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 90%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Chemaudin et Vaux. Women in Doubs live to 85.7 on average and men to 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 112 residents of Chemaudin et Vaux died, against 128 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage in and near Chemaudin et Vaux. Best known first.
Chemaudin et Vaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chemaudin et Vaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemaudin et Vaux | 2,113 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 4.8 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 5.4 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 5.6 | — | C− | — | A |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 5.7 | C | C | C− | B |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 5.9 | — | C | — | A− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 9.3 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chemaudin et Vaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 1,350 jobs for 1,000 working residents, Chemaudin et Vaux draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chemaudin et Vaux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chemaudin et Vaux is a commune of 2,113 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.