Cousance has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,264/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Porte du Jura. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cousance with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cousance.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Cousance sees more deaths than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 106 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Cousance sits above both Jura’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 302 residents of Cousance died, against 211 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 43% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cousance · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lons
12.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lons
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Cousance than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,680 a year per consumption unit
That puts Cousance below both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). Cousance has 650 jobs for 450 working residents, 1.4 per worker. 11.5% of the labour force are out of work.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Cousance, 1.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Cousance hold a degree than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 15%
On this, Cousance is below both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents.
51.4median age
CousanceJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Cousance keeps more of its old housing than Jura or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Cousance, that is above both Jura’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cousance, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cousance
Is Cousance safe?
Cousance has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Cousance good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cousance expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.23/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cousance grades A− for cost of living.
About Cousance
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cousance is a commune of 1,287 people in the Communauté de communes Porte 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
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.
