Orchamps does especially well on cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €1,654/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Orchamps has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Orchamps with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orchamps.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer people in Orchamps are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.6%
The median disposable income was €24,080 a year per consumption unit, about level with Jura’s towns (€24,890) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Orchamps, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Orchamps, above Jura’s towns and compared French towns
25% of adults hold a degree, below Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 16% of the population. Half of Orchamps is older than 38.5, half younger.
38.5median age
OrchampsJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Orchamps’s grade for cost of living: an A−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.70/m² a month, close to Jura’s towns (€10.38/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 31 houses and apartments changed hands in Orchamps from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.06/m² a month.
€1,654/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orchamps€1,654/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.55 to €13.39/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Jura Nord
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Orchamps: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Orchamps has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Orchamps run lower than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 4 general practitioners in Orchamps. The nearest emergency department to Orchamps is Ch Louis Pasteur Dole, 9.9 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 72 residents of Orchamps died, against 83 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. In Jura, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.1 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Orchamps · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Orchamps
Is Orchamps safe?
Orchamps has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 17.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Orchamps expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Orchamps grades A− for cost of living.
About Orchamps
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Orchamps is a commune of 1,045 people in the Communauté de communes Jura Nord. 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
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.
