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The town, home to 689 people, lies in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Vaux-et-Chantegrue is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vaux-et-Chantegrue does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaux-et-Chantegrue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre 1604, in La Planée, 2.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaux-et-Chantegrue.
Degrees are held by 35% of adults, above Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vaux-et-Chantegrue | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.8%, below Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Vaux-et-Chantegrue counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers).
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.
Among the homes sold, 86% were houses. Sales in Vaux-et-Chantegrue from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €18.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vaux-et-Chantegrue is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vaux-et-Chantegrue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-et-Chantegrue | 689 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 8.3 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 9.1 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Champagnole Jura | 8,036 | 17 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vaux-et-Chantegrue is a commune of 689 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon (CFD). 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) · 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.