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A town of 143 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chevroz a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chevroz’s story

Chevroz in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevroz.

History

Chevroz keeps more of its old housing than Doubs or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chevroz, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Chevroz are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than Doubs’ towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Chevroz in two is 47.6.

47.6median age
ChevrozDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chevroz
ChevrozDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–246%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma25%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat12%17%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Chevroz is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,520 a year per consumption unit

6.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Chevroz has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Chevroz didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chevroz, 0.6 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 1 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chevroz91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Claude GirardNearest collègeCollègeCollège14591%−3 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chevroz is €12.69/m² a month

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

Chevroz recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chevroz€12.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€12.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.82 to €16.41/m² a month)
€10.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Buthiers and 7 more in and around Chevroz

Heritage in and near Chevroz. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chevroz

13pages on Chevroz

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Chevroz

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chevroz yet.

How we find them →

Chevroz’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 →
Les AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinThiseBesançonSaôneLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinThiseBesançonSaôneChevroz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chevroz143—————
Les Auxons2,5332.8—C—A−
Miserey-Salines2,6613.2—C−—A
École-Valentin2,5794A−C−B+A+
Thise2,9944.9—C—B−
Besançon118,4896.1CCC−B
Saône3,1959.3AC+AB−

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

About Chevroz

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chevroz is a commune of 143 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

Population
143 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
INSEE code
25153

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.