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This town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 1,310.
The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too: 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. La Cluse-et-Mijoux 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 La Cluse-et-Mijoux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Cluse-et-Mijoux 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.
La Cluse-et-Mijoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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La Cluse-et-Mijoux has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Cluse-et-Mijoux. Best known first.
AttractionPorte Saint-Pierre de Pontarlier4.2 km northwest, in PontarlierFortFortFort du Larmont inférieurin townFortFortFort Catinat du Larmont supérieur2.5 km northeast, in PontarlierAttractionAttractionDistillerie Pierre Guy de Pontarlier4 km north, in PontarlierRuinsRuinsConstruction en avant de l'église Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier3.9 km northwest, in PontarlierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Cluse-et-Mijoux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of La Cluse-et-Mijoux can choose among 2 GPs. Average lifespans in Doubs: 85.7 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 80 residents of La Cluse-et-Mijoux died, against 107 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 111 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Les Augustins PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 111 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège privé les Augustins PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 142 | 99%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment runs at 5.5%. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in La Cluse-et-Mijoux didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,314/m², above both Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The sales split: 39% houses, the rest apartments. La Cluse-et-Mijoux recorded 59 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,283/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
9.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Cluse-et-Mijoux | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Cluse-et-Mijoux is Château de Joux. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 9.6%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
La Cluse-et-Mijoux has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Château de Joux: Photo: Original téléversé par Calips sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 1.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Cluse-et-Mijoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cluse-et-Mijoux | 1,310 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 2.8 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 3.9 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Morteau | 6,953 | 17 | A | B+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Cluse-et-Mijoux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 78% 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 La Cluse-et-Mijoux grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Cluse-et-Mijoux is a commune of 1,310 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier. 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.
