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The town has 23 residents and lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Montjoie-le-Château: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 60% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Montjoie-le-Château does most differently from other towns.
Montjoie-le-Château has 1 historic monument 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 1985.
73% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Montjoie-le-Château has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (ruines): Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montjoie-le-Château.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town, lower than both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up a third of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montjoie-le-Château | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 6.7% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
Montjoie-le-Château has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
14.3% of Montjoie-le-Château’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The market in Montjoie-le-Château: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montjoie-le-Château. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montjoie-le-Château yet.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montjoie-le-Château is a commune of 23 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjoie-le-Château | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hérimoncourt | 3,508 | 6.2 | B | A | B+ | D |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans | 3,912 | 6.8 | A− | A | B | D |
| Mandeure | 4,612 | 7.8 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Seloncourt | 5,854 | 8 | B+ | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Maîche | 4,254 | 8.2 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Valentigney | 10,501 | 8.7 | C+ | A− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.