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Some 322 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
La Chaux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing La Chaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château, actuellement écomusée de la Bresse bourguignonne, in Pierre-de-Bresse, 3.8 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Chaux 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 La Chaux.
17% are under 15, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Chaux | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 9.4% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in La Chaux number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 11.3%.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in La Chaux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chaux yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Chaux is a commune of 322 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Nord Intercom'. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaux | 322 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 14 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 16 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 16 | B | B | C− | B |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 16 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Tavaux Jura | 3,888 | 17 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 17 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
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.