Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Where it falls short is walkability (D). It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Arlay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Arlay 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 Arlay.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer commuters in Arlay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%
Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €28,190 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Arlay didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Arlay, 0.6 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Arlay costs less than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.90/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,732/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in Arlay from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.45/m² a month.
€1,732/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arlay€1,732/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,732/m²
40
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.43/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Arlay has a higher adjusted death rate than 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 99 residents of Arlay died, against 101 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Arlay come to 98 per 100 predicted. In Jura, women can expect to live 85.1 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Arlay have one GP on hand.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Arlay · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lons
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lons
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Arlay 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.
Among the classé monuments in Arlay is Château d'Arlay. On the Culture ministry’s list, Arlay counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Arlay are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Jura’s towns (27%). Half of Arlay is older than 49.2, half younger.
49.2median age
ArlayJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arlay
Is Arlay safe?
Arlay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Arlay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,732/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arlay grades A for cost of living.
About Arlay
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arlay is a commune of 1,182 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille. 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
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.
