Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 73 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Denezières has none. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up nearly half of residents.
The 2 things Denezières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Denezières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sites palafittiques, in Clairvaux-les-Lacs, 4.1 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Denezières.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.6%. People 65 and over make up nearly half of the town, higher than both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Denezières | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 49% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 12.5% are unemployed. No commute at all: 8.7% of working residents in Denezières 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.
House rents are put at about €8.45/m² a month. Denezières recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, museums and other places to visit in and near Denezières. Best known first.
Nothing in Denezières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Denezières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denezières | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 10 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 12 | B | A | C | C |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 14 | B | B | C− | B |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 15 | A− | B | C | A |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 16 | B | A+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Denezières is a commune of 73 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.