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CommenaillesJura

A town of 898 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

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Commenailles’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Commenailles’ story

No historic monuments in Commenailles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Commenailles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière, in Lombard, 3.5 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Commenailles.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Commenailles than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

People aged 15 to 24 make up 9% of the town. 23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Jura’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Commenailles in two is 45.1.

45.1median age
CommenaillesJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Commenailles
CommenaillesJura medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–249%10%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma23%21%19%
CAP or BEP38%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education19%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Commenailles, 4.1%, runs below Jura’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Commenailles number 150, against 400 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,220 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Commenailles, 0.4 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Commenailles than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.12/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Commenailles from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.

€9.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Commenailles€9.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €11.57/m² a month)
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Commenailles

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Landmarks

Nothing in Commenailles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Commenailles

One notable person was born in Commenailles.

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Commenailles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Jura →
MontmorotLons-le-SaunierPolignyLouhans-ChâteaurenaudTavauxArboisMontmorotLons-le-SaunierPolignyLouhans-ChâteaurenaudTavauxArboisCommenailles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Commenailles898—————
Montmorot3,2619.5BBC−B
Lons-le-Saunier16,61810C+B+DB−
Poligny3,97613A+AC+B+
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44616BA−C−C+
Tavaux3,88817AB+BA−
Arbois3,11417A+A−AC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Commenailles

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Commenailles is a commune of 898 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille. 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

Population
898 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.4 sq mi (21.8 km²)
INSEE code
39160

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.