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151 people call this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Châtelaine has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Châtelaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Châtelaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Just, in Arbois, 3 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Châtelaine. Best known first.
AttractionTour Gloriette4.7 km northwest, in Arbois
MuseumMusée de la vigne et du vin du Jura4.7 km northwest, in ArboisAttractionAttractionGrotte des Planches800 m north, in Les Planches-près-ArboisChâteauChâteauChâteau Pécauld4.8 km northwest, in ArboisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verreux4.8 km northwest, in ArboisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Châtelaine.
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 41% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Châtelaine | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €27,460 a year per consumption unit, above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in La Châtelaine didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.8 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in La Châtelaine.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Châtelaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Châtelaine yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Châtelaine | 151 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 3.1 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 5.9 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 9.7 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Châtelaine is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du 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
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.