Arbois, #1 on this list · Photo: Wikipedro (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jura · 2026

Best places to live in Jura

Arbois ranks first of 11 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Jura, and #27 of 3,798 French towns. 5 of the 11 grade A− or better; scores run from 78.6 down to 45.7.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Arbois

3,114 people

A⁺

Score 78.6·#27 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A⁺, walkability A·lowest: health C⁺

Poligny

3,976 people

A⁺

Score 71.2·#162 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: safety C⁺

Tavaux

3,888 people

Score 66.8·#339 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: jobs & income A, health A⁻·lowest: schools B⁻

All 11 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Arbois3,114 people78.6top 0.7%A⁺#27 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, walkability A·lowest: health C⁺

2Poligny3,976 people71.2top 4.2%A⁺#162 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: safety C⁺

3Tavaux3,888 people66.8top 8.9%A#339 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A⁻·lowest: schools B⁻

4Champagnole8,036 people64.2top 12.8%A#488 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁺

5Les Rousses3,740 people60.5top 19.5%A⁻#742 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: safety C

6Damparis2,587 people53.9top 35.4%B#1,347 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

7Hauts de Bienne5,032 people53.1top 37.5%B#1,425 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: health C

8Montmorot3,261 people52.2top 40.4%B#1,535 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

9Saint-Claude8,386 people51.8top 41.8%B#1,587 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

10Dole23,840 people49.2top 48.7%B⁻#1,849 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety C

11Lons-le-Saunier16,618 people45.7bottom 41.3%C⁺#2,231 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Jura?

Arbois ranks first of 11 graded towns of 2,500 or more: schools (A+) and walkability (A) are its strongest grades; health (C+) is its lowest. Poligny and Tavaux follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Jura, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Jura page.

Photos: Arbois, Wikipedro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Poligny, PRA (CC BY 2.5) · Tavaux, Florian (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of 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.