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This town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 219.

Is Archelange a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Archelange has none.

Croix de pierre
Croix de pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Archelange’s story

Archelange in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Archelange, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1946First protected: Croix de pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Archelange.

History

Archelange keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Archelange, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1946
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Archelange are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns

A third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Archelange has a median age of 49.4.

49.4median age
ArchelangeJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Archelange
ArchelangeJura medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–247.3%10%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma10%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%25%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education33%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Archelange has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

At the census, 1.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €29,410 a year per consumption unit, above Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving99%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Archelange, 0 per working resident
2.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Archelange is €10.99/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Archelange from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

€10.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Archelange€10.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €14.22/m² a month)
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Chevigny and 2 more in and around Archelange

Heritage and gardens in and near Archelange. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Archelange

12pages on Archelange

Landmarks

Archelange has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix de pierre: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0

Famous people from Archelange

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Archelange yet.

How we find them →

Archelange’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Jura →
DoleAuxonneDamparisTavauxSaint-VitGenlisDoleAuxonneDamparisTavauxSaint-VitGenlisArchelange
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Archelange219—————
Dole23,8404.3B−B+CB−
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,5816.4C+A−C+C
Damparis2,5877BA−AC−
Tavaux3,8888.7AB+BA−
Saint-Vit Doubs5,13314A−C+B−B+
Genlis Côte-d'Or5,09315A−BB+C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Archelange

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Archelange is a commune of 219 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole. 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
219 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
39014

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.