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CourlansJura

A town of 938 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Courlans a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Courlans is too small for the grades other French towns get.

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

No historic monuments in Courlans

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

The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Montmorot, 1.7 mi away.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Pymont and 11 more in and around Courlans

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Courlans. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courlans.

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Courlans are under 15, more than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns

Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. At 46.7, the median resident of Courlans sits in the middle of the age range.

46.7median age
CourlansJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courlans
CourlansJura medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–248.8%10%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education23%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Courlans, 5.8%, runs below Jura’s towns and compared French towns

2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 400 residents in work, Courlans has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,530 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
150
jobs based in Courlans, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,530
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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away. Near Courlans, 93.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, in line with Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Courlans90.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Courlans93.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Rouget-de-LisleNearest collègeCollègeCollège11282%−9 pts
Lycée général et technologique Jean MichelNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée39096%−2 pts
Collège privé Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège46100%+5 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
85%
passed the vocational bac, −5.1 pts against the expected rate
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.4 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Courlans costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.62/m² a month

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

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Courlans from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courlans€9.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.52 to €12.30/m² a month)
€8.94/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 Courlans

13pages on Courlans

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Courlans

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courlans yet.

How we find them →

Courlans’ 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-SaunierLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPolignyMontmorotLons-le-SaunierLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPolignyCourlans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courlans938—————
Montmorot3,2611.7BBC−B
Lons-le-Saunier16,6183.1C+B+DB−
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44613BA−C−C+
Poligny3,97615A+AC+B+

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

About Courlans

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Courlans is a commune of 938 people in the Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). 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
938 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération)
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
39170

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 November 4, 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.