People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). At 51.1, the median resident of Doucier sits in the middle of the age range. Also worth knowing: among adults, 32% have a degree.

51.1median age

DoucierJura medianFrance median

Jura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Doucier
	Doucier	Jura median	France median
Under 15	15%	14%	17%
15–24	8.3%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	29%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	18%	18%
Higher education	32%	28%	30%

Full pageDoucier’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.1 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Doucier?”

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

History

Doucier keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Doucier is Villages palafittes du lac Chalain. The protected list starts in prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Level not given1

Among them · Classé

Villages palafittes du lac Chalain Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1911

first monument protected

Full pageDoucier’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Doucier?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Doucier are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%

100 jobs are based in Doucier, for 100 working residents (1 per worker). 12.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with compared French towns (13.4%) and below Jura’s towns (17.6%). The median disposable income is €24,890 a year per consumption unit.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%

On foot10%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport1%

100

jobs based in Doucier, 1 per working resident

5.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,890

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageDoucier’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,890 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Doucier is €10.16/m² a month

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

Houses made up 82% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Doucier from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€10.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Doucier€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)

€9.27/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageDoucier’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.16/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Site archéologique du lac de Chalain and 2 more in and around Doucier

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Doucier. Best known first.

All attractions →

Archaeological siteArchaeological siteSite archéologique du lac de Chalain2 km north, in Fontenu ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalain3.1 km east, in Fontenu AttractionAttractionLe Roclin des Bois3.3 km east, in Fontenu

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Doucier

12pages on Doucier

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 8.6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Doucier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Villages palafittes du lac de ChalainMonument

Villages palafittes du lac ChalainPublic building · Prehistory

Photo credits

Villages palafittes du lac de Chalain: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Villages palafittes du lac Chalain: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Doucier

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

How we find them →

Doucier’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 →

ChampagnoleLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyHauts de BienneArboisDoucier

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Doucier	285	—	—	—	—	—
Champagnole	8,036	8.9	A	B⁺	B⁻	B
Lons-le-Saunier	16,618	10	C⁺	B⁺	D	B⁻
Montmorot	3,261	12	B	B	C⁻	B
Poligny	3,976	13	A⁺	A	C⁺	B⁺
Hauts de Bienne	5,032	15	B	A	C	C
Arbois	3,114	17	A⁺	A⁻	A	C⁺

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

About Doucier

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Doucier is a commune of 285 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: 285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
Département: Jura (39)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code: 39201

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.