Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 574 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
La Chaux-du-Dombief is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing La Chaux-du-Dombief does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chaux-du-Dombief, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chaux-du-Dombief.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts La Chaux-du-Dombief above both Jura’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chaux-du-Dombief, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, La Chaux-du-Dombief is below both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). 8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chaux-du-Dombief | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, La Chaux-du-Dombief comes above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. La Chaux-du-Dombief has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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 La Chaux-du-Dombief, that is above both Jura’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| 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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near La Chaux-du-Dombief. Best known first.
La Chaux-du-Dombief has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ile de la Motte, sur le lac d'Ilay: Photo: PRA · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chaux-du-Dombief 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 Chaux-du-Dombief | 574 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 8 | B | A | C | C |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 9.9 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 11 | A− | B | C | A |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 15 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 17 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Chaux-du-Dombief is a commune of 574 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 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.