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Les Terres-de-ChauxDoubs

Population 135: a town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

135

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.73

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

Median income

€31,150

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Les Terres-de-Chaux a good place to live?

Les Terres-de-Chaux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 18% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Les Terres-de-Chaux stand out

The one thing Les Terres-de-Chaux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Léger de Chaux-lès-Châtillon · Inscrit · Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0

Les Terres-de-Chaux’s story

Les Terres-de-Chaux in pictures

Les Terres-de-Chaux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gabriel Louis Sabas de Faivre, born in 1726, is the one person born in Les Terres-de-Chaux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1936First protected: Église Saint-Léger de Chaux-lès-Châtillon
1998Most recently protected: " Grosse Maison " à Neuvier

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Terres-de-Chaux.

History

Old homes shape Les Terres-de-Chaux: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns

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

Les Terres-de-Chaux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1936

first monument protected

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Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Les Terres-de-Chaux?”

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

Who lives here

Les Terres-de-Chaux has fewer young adults than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. Ages in Les Terres-de-Chaux split evenly at 44.9: half are older, half younger.

44.9median age

Les Terres-de-ChauxDoubs medianFrance median

Doubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education20%

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 Les Terres-de-Chaux
	Les Terres-de-Chaux	Doubs median	France median
Under 15	19%	17%	17%
15–24	8.5%	11%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	26%	25%	26%
65+	23%	23%	22%
No diploma	18%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	26%	30%

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Ages44.9 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Les Terres-de-Chaux?”

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

Work & commute

Les Terres-de-Chaux has lower unemployment than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 1.5%

Median disposable income comes to €31,150 a year per consumption unit. 5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

On foot4%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Les Terres-de-Chaux, 0.3 per working resident

1.5%

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

€31,150

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

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€31,150 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Les Terres-de-Chaux than in Doubs’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.73/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €10.38/m² a month. The market in Les Terres-de-Chaux: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Terres-de-Chaux€9.73/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Doubs median€10.97/m²

€9.73/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.68 to €12.34/m² a month)

€10.38/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.73/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Terres-de-Chaux

11pages on Les Terres-de-Chaux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 18.9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Les Terres-de-Chaux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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" Grosse Maison " à NeuvierHouse · 16th & 17th c.

Église Saint-Léger de Chaux-lès-ChâtillonChurch · 12th–16th c.

Photo credits

" Grosse Maison " à Neuvier: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Léger de Chaux-lès-Châtillon: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Les Terres-de-Chaux

One notable person was born in Les Terres-de-Chaux.

Their page →

Gabriel Louis Sabas de FaivreFrench general (1726-1793)

Les Terres-de-Chaux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Pont-de-Roide-VermondansMaîcheCharquemontMandeureVoujeaucourtHérimoncourtLes Terres-de-Chaux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Les Terres-de-Chaux	135	—	—	—	—	—
Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans	3,912	5	A⁻	A	B	D
Maîche	4,254	5.7	A⁺	A	A	C
Charquemont	2,900	8.3	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Mandeure	4,612	9.7	C⁻	B	C⁺	D
Voujeaucourt	3,174	11	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻	B⁻
Hérimoncourt	3,508	11	B	A	B⁺	D

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

About Les Terres-de-Chaux

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Les Terres-de-Chaux is a commune of 135 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Maîche. 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: 135 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Maîche
Département: Doubs (25)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
INSEE code: 25138

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 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.