Arbois’s strongest subject is schools (A+): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €1,634/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura. The overall grade lands at A+, better than almost every compared French town. In the ranking it comes #1 of 11 in Jura.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Arbois 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 Arbois.
History
Arbois keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Arbois counts 35 protected monuments, higher than both Jura’s towns (6) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1994. The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Just.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
A walkable place: Arbois beats 90% of compared French towns on foot
At the census, 24.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 1,150 residents in work, Arbois has 2,400 jobs: 2.1 each. The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot15%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,400
jobs based in Arbois, 2.1 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Arbois sees less crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Arbois ranks 2nd of the 11 compared towns in Jura. 34 offenses were reported in Arbois during 2025. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
1.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Theft without violence12
Drug use5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
1.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 15.1% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Arbois are 65 or over, more than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Arbois has a median age of 55 years.
55median age
ArboisJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Arbois costs less than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.84/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,634/m², comes from 134 sales of houses and apartments in Arbois from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Arbois goes for €1,789/m², an apartment for €1,250/m². Houses accounted for 74% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,634/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arbois€1,634/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,789/m²
99
Apartments
€1,250/m²
35
€9.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.26/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Arbois sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 86 in Jura’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Jura can expect 85.1 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 554 deaths in Arbois from 2016 to 2025; there were 592, 7% more. The nearest emergency department to Arbois is Ch Jura Sud site Champagnole, 13.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Arbois can choose among 3 GPs.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Arbois · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Jura Sud site Champagnole
18.7 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
Église Saint-Just: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison paternelle de Pasteur: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison des consorts Brand: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Château Bontemps: Photo: Arnaud 25 · Public domain
Jean-Luc Bouilleret: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabelle Mancini-Remy: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Auguste Pointelin: Cjulien21, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Brune: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain · Jean Badré: Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Arbois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arbois
Is Arbois safe?
It grades A for safety, #2 of 11 in Jura.
Are schools in Arbois good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #1 of 11 in Jura. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Arbois expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,634/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Arbois grades A− for cost of living.
About Arbois
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arbois is a commune of 3,114 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du 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
Population
3,114 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura
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.
