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A town of 247 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Courchapon a good place to live?

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

Courchapon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Courchapon’s story

No historic monuments in Courchapon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Courchapon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Jallerange, in Jallerange, 1.5 mi away.

13% 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 Courchapon.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Courchapon, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Courchapon is 39.1 years old.

39.1median age
CourchaponDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courchapon
CourchaponDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6423%25%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education36%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Courchapon has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

2.3% 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. 50 jobs are based in Courchapon, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €28,610 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Courchapon, 0.3 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.2 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Courchapon87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Albert MathiezNearest collègeCollègeCollège12687%−6 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Courchapon than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.22/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Courchapon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courchapon€9.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €12.03/m² a month)
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Étrabonne and 3 more in and around Courchapon

Heritage in and near Courchapon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Courchapon

13pages on Courchapon

Landmarks

Nothing in Courchapon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Courchapon

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

How we find them →

Courchapon’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 →
Saint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonGraySaint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesÉcole-ValentinBesançonGrayCourchapon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courchapon247—————
Saint-Vit5,1336.2A−C+B−B+
Les Auxons2,53310—C—A−
Miserey-Salines2,66111—C−—A
École-Valentin2,57911A−C−B+A+
Besançon118,48913CCC−B
Gray Haute-Saône5,36514C−AD−C

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

About Courchapon

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Courchapon is a commune of 247 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
25172

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.