Jougne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,531/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Jougne 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 Jougne.
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Jougne, above Doubs’ towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 12% of the town, below Doubs’ towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 7.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
36.7median age
JougneDoubs medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
7%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Jougne run higher than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns: a median €46,560 a year per consumption unit
7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 5.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Jougne didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Jougne, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€46,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Jougne keeps more of its old housing than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Jougne is Église Saint-Maurice. On the Culture ministry’s list, Jougne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Jougne costs more than in both Doubs’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €18.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,531/m², comes from 115 sales of houses and apartments in Jougne from July 2023 to June 2026. In Jougne, houses go for €3,900/m² and apartments for €3,333/m². Houses made up 33% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€3,531/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jougne€3,531/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,900/m²
38
Apartments
€3,333/m²
77
€18.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.34 to €25.07/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€40,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Jougne’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Jougne have one GP on hand. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, below Doubs’ towns (95) and close to compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 99 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 88, 11% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Jougne is Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier, 10.2 mi away.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Jougne · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier
10.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Hc site Rives du Doubs Pontarlier
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jougne
Is Jougne safe?
Jougne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 2.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Jougne expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,531/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jougne grades C+ for cost of living.
About Jougne
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Jougne is a commune of 1,937 people in the Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. 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
Population
1,937 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs
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.
