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27 residents make their home in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Aresches: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. People aged 65 and over make up 44% of residents.
The one thing Aresches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aresches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Belin, in Salins-les-Bains, 2.8 mi away.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Aresches. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aresches.
People 65 and over make up 44% of the town. Degrees are held by 25% of adults, below both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: half the people of Aresches are older than 59.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Aresches | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.72/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Aresches 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 Aresches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aresches | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 6.6 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 11 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 11 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Ornans Doubs | 4,419 | 18 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Aresches is a commune of 27 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
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.