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Population 1,481: a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cost of living is its strong suit (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B− for walkability. Homes sell for a median €1,426/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Beaufort-Orbagna 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.
The one thing Beaufort-Orbagna does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Beaufort-Orbagna 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.
Beaufort-Orbagna has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beaufort-Orbagna as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in La Chailleuse, 3.8 mi away.
28% 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 Beaufort-Orbagna.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 88% were houses. 49 houses and apartments changed hands in Beaufort-Orbagna from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,508/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Beaufort-Orbagna. The nearest emergency department to Beaufort-Orbagna is Ch Lons, 8.7 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 110 residents of Beaufort-Orbagna died, against 130 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. Life expectancy in Jura: 85.1 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. At 39.6, the median resident of Beaufort-Orbagna sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Beaufort-Orbagna | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 3.6% of Beaufort-Orbagna’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Median disposable income is €25,170 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Beaufort-Orbagna is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Beaufort-Orbagna.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort-Orbagna | 1,481 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 8.2 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 8.8 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 11 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Beaufort-Orbagna has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beaufort-Orbagna grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Beaufort-Orbagna is a commune of 1,481 people in the Communauté de communes Porte 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.