Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 200 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Brans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Brans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brans.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. The age that splits Brans in two is 48.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Brans | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Brans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Brans went to work by public transport. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,600 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Brans recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Brans. Best known first.
Brans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Brans: Photo: Cjulien21 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brans 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
Brans is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté de communes Jura Nord. 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.