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ChaussinJura

The town has 1,606 residents and lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chaussin a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and C+ for jobs & income. The median home sells for €1,416/m².

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. Chaussin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Chaussin stand out

The 2 things Chaussin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Chaussin grades

Each subject compares Chaussin 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.

How grading works

Chaussin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice · Inscrit · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Chaussin’s story

Chaussin in pictures

Chaussin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

  • 1997First protected: Moulin Taron
  • 2012Most recently protected: Église Saint-Maurice
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaussin.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Chaussin costs less than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.59/m² a month

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

Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 52 houses and apartments changed hands in Chaussin from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,416/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Chaussin€1,416/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,519/m²49
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €11.71/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Older residents shape Chaussin: 32% are 65 or over, above Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, between Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.

49.7median age
ChaussinJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 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.

Ages and diplomas in Chaussin
ChaussinJura medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–249.7%10%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma22%21%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education18%28%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Fewer commuters in Chaussin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 10.2%

Per resident in work, Chaussin counts 0.9 jobs (550 jobs, 600 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €24,820 a year per consumption unit, about level with Jura’s towns (€24,890) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.6% of working residents in Chaussin didn’t travel to work at all.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
550
jobs based in Chaussin, 0.9 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B+

Mortality in Chaussin, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Jura’s towns and compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

For a family doctor, residents of Chaussin can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Chaussin is Ch Louis Pasteur Dole, 8.7 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 295 residents of Chaussin died, against 297 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. In Jura, women can expect to live 85.1 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw99
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Chaussin · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.

History

Chaussin has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé

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

Chaussin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
11th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point 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 8.5 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevetC+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chaussin86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marcel AyméNearest collègeCollègeCollège7886%−1 pt
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
0.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaussin

14pages on Chaussin

Landmarks

Chaussin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →

Famous people from Chaussin

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Chaussin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Chaussin’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 →
TavauxDamparisDoleAuxonnePolignyArboisTavauxDamparisDoleAuxonnePolignyArboisChaussin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chaussin1,606——A—B+
Tavaux3,8885.4AB+BA−
Damparis2,5877.4BA−AC−
Dole23,8409.2B−B+CB−
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58116C+A−C+C
Poligny3,97617A+AC+B+
Arbois3,11418A+A−AC+

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

Questions about Chaussin

Is Chaussin safe?

Chaussin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Chaussin good?

They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Chaussin expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chaussin grades A for cost of living.

About Chaussin

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chaussin is a commune of 1,606 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne. 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
1,606 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
INSEE code
39128

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.