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The town has 80 residents and lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Les Chalesmes falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes.
The one thing Les Chalesmes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Chalesmes 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, 4.4 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Chalesmes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Chalesmes.
Children are 17% of the town. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Les Chalesmes is 46.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Chalesmes | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, a tenth of working residents in Les Chalesmes didn’t travel to work at all. The jobless rate is 9.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.52/m² a month. Les Chalesmes recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Chalesmes yet.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Chalesmes is a commune of 80 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Chalesmes | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 7.3 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 12 | B | A | C | C |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 14 | A− | B | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.