Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 389.
There are no grades for La Chaumusse: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The 2 things La Chaumusse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chaumusse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam, in Syam, 7.7 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chaumusse.
Children under 15 make up 21% of residents. 6.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Typical age in La Chaumusse: 40.6, the median.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chaumusse | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in La Chaumusse, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 2.8% are unemployed. 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.3 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis BouvierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 92%±0 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.93/m² a month. Sales in La Chaumusse from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Chaumusse 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 Chaumusse 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 Chaumusse | 389 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 6 | B | A | C | C |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 9.2 | A− | B | C | A |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 11 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 15 | B | A+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Chaumusse is a commune of 389 people in the Communauté de communes La Grandvallière. 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 November 4, 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.