Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
243 people live in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cressia is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 15% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Cressia does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cressia, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
49% 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 Cressia.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, about level with Jura’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.2% of the town. Half the people of Cressia are older than 52.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cressia | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cressia, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €24,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with Jura’s towns (€24,890) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Cressia, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). No commute at all: 8.0% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
Sales in Cressia from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Cressia’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cressia yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressia | 243 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 11 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 14 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cressia is a commune of 243 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté. 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 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.