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Home to 291 people, this town lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Balaiseaux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Balaiseaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de carrefour en pierre datée de 1613, in Parcey, 3.8 mi away.
15% 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 Balaiseaux.
17% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, lower than both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Balaiseaux: 41.1, the median.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Balaiseaux | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Balaiseaux has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €27,650 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The closest collège is 2.3 mi off. General-bac pupils go 7.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel AyméNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 86%−1 pt |
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 8 homes in Balaiseaux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Balaiseaux 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 Balaiseaux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Balaiseaux is a commune of 291 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne. 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.