Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 109 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Ardon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Ardon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ardon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Montrond, 3 mi away.
4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ardon.
Under 15: 16% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town, below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Ardon has a median age of 50.5.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ardon | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 11.9%. Jobs located in Ardon: 100, for 50 residents in work (2.1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,870 a year per consumption unit, about level with Jura’s towns (€24,890) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Ardon, 95.6% passed the bac, higher than both Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 92%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul-Émile VictorNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 126 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Ardon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Ardon. Best known first.
Nothing in Ardon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ardon yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardon | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 2.1 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 9.7 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 17 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ardon is a commune of 109 people in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy 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
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 October 30, 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.