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CharchillaJura

A town of 302 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Charchilla a good place to live?

Charchilla is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 22% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.

What makes Charchilla stand out

The 2 things Charchilla does most differently from other towns.

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Charchilla’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Charchilla’s story

No historic monuments in Charchilla

The Culture ministry lists no building in Charchilla as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Vestiges gallo-romains, in Villards-d'Héria, 3.4 mi away.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charchilla.

Who lives here

Charchilla has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 33% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 17% of residents.

48.4median age
CharchillaJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charchilla
CharchillaJura medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–248%10%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education33%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Charchilla, 6.9%, runs below Jura’s towns and compared French towns

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,630 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Charchilla counts 0.6 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Charchilla, 0.6 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.8 mi away. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Charchilla88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre VernotteNearest collègeCollègeCollège4888%−3 pts
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Charchilla than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.42/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.27/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Charchilla.

€9.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charchilla€9.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €12.37/m² a month)
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Musée du jouet de Moirans-en-Montagne and 2 more in and around Charchilla

Heritage and museums in and near Charchilla. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Charchilla

13pages on Charchilla

Landmarks

Nothing in Charchilla is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Charchilla

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charchilla yet.

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Charchilla’s neighbors

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

All towns in Jura →
Saint-ClaudeArbentOyonnaxHauts de BienneBellignatLons-le-SaunierSaint-ClaudeArbentOyonnaxHauts de BienneBellignatLons-le-SaunierCharchilla
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charchilla302—————
Saint-Claude8,3868.9BA+CB
Arbent Ain3,55513—B+—A
Oyonnax Ain22,48015BB−B−C+
Hauts de Bienne5,03215BACC
Bellignat Ain3,52515A−BBA−
Lons-le-Saunier16,61816C+B+DB−

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

About Charchilla

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charchilla is a commune of 302 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté. 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
302 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
39106

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 October 30, 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.