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In Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 398 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bracon falls below the line for grades. People aged 65 and over make up 53% of residents.
The one thing Bracon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bracon 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, 0.4 mi away.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1991.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bracon. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bracon.
The share of residents under 15 is 8.5%. Bracon has a median age of 65.9 years.
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bracon | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 53% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 38% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Bracon, for 100 working residents (1 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.8%, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,600 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bracon, 96.0% passed the bac, higher than both Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor ConsiderantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée général Victor ConsiderantNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 83 | 96%−2 pts |
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.
The market in Bracon: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 73% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bracon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Bracon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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
Bracon is a commune of 398 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 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.