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A town of 409 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chaux-des-Crotenay a good place to live?

Chaux-des-Crotenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Chaux-des-Crotenay stand out

The one thing Chaux-des-Crotenay does most differently from other towns.

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Chaux-des-Crotenay’s story

Chaux-des-Crotenay in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaux-des-Crotenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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History

Old homes shape Chaux-des-Crotenay: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Chaux-des-Crotenay is above both Jura’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaux-des-Crotenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
15th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Chaux-des-Crotenay are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Chaux-des-Crotenay comes below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.

45.6median age
Chaux-des-CrotenayJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chaux-des-Crotenay
Chaux-des-CrotenayJura medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–247.7%10%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+20%27%22%
No diploma25%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education27%28%30%

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

Work & commute

In Chaux-des-Crotenay, 10.5% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 17.6% in Jura’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chaux-des-Crotenay has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Chaux-des-Crotenay, 0.7 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chaux-des-Crotenay is €10.16/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaux-des-Crotenay€10.16/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€10.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.80 to €13.22/m² a month)
€11.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaux-des-Crotenay

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Landmarks

Chaux-des-Crotenay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Chaux-des-Crotenay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaux-des-Crotenay yet.

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Chaux-des-Crotenay’s neighbors

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

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ChampagnoleHauts de BienneLes RoussesPolignyChampagnoleHauts de BienneLes RoussesPolignyChaux-des-Crotenay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chaux-des-Crotenay409—————
Champagnole8,0366.6AB+B−B
Hauts de Bienne5,03210BACC
Les Rousses3,74013A−BCA
Poligny3,97617A+AC+B+

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

About Chaux-des-Crotenay

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chaux-des-Crotenay is a commune of 409 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

Population
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code
39129

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.