Walkability is its strong suit (A): 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,774/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura. Add schools to its strengths: bac results 0.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. The overall grade comes out at A, #4 of 11 in Jura. Nationally, it does better than 87% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Champagnole 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champagnole.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Champagnole is easier to get around on foot than 89% of compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 11.5%. 4,250 jobs are based in Champagnole, for 3,050 working residents (1.4 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,520 a year per consumption unit, close to Jura’s towns (€24,890) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot13%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,250
jobs based in Champagnole, 1.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Champagnole run high: 92.0% passed, above Jura’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #3 of 11 in Jura. The bac pass rate near Champagnole is 95.6%, above Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. At the general lycée, 98% of 126 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Champagnole than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. 31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Champagnole is 50.7.
50.7median age
ChampagnoleJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Champagnole is graded a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,774/m²: 307 houses and apartments sold in Champagnole between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Champagnole sell for €2,057/m² and apartments for €1,689/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.92/m² a month, near Jura’s towns (€10.38/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,774/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Champagnole€1,774/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,057/m²
119
Apartments
€1,689/m²
188
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €14.54/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Champagnole is below 60% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Champagnole can choose among 9 GPs. Its three care homes for older people (187 places) count their residents as Champagnole’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. 1,108 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,129: 2% below. At birth, a girl in Jura can expect 85.1 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Champagnole · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Jura Sud site Champagnole
17.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lons
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Champagnole has less crime per resident than 51% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 11.4 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Champagnole show 184 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage63
Other physical violence39
Family violence32
Sexual violence21
Theft from vehicles17
Burglary12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence40
Fraud39
Drug use28
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
184
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée archéologique de Champagnole and 4 more in and around Champagnole
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Champagnole. Best known first.
Quentin Fillon-Maillet: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa ), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Célia Bourgeois: Iso76, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aimé Berthod: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Aziz Terroufi: Sahador, Public domain · Billy Fumey: Auvé73, CC BY-SA 4.0
Champagnole’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Champagnole
Is Champagnole safe?
It grades B− for safety, #4 of 11 in Jura. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Champagnole good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #3 of 11 in Jura. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Champagnole expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,774/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Champagnole grades B+ for cost of living.
About Champagnole
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Champagnole is a commune of 8,036 people in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura. 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
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.
