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ÉcrilleJura

A town of 89 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Écrille a good place to live?

Écrille is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Écrille stand out

The one thing Écrille does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Écrille

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Orgelet, 1.3 mi away.

30% 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 Écrille.

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Écrille, above Jura’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Écrille above both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 16% of residents are 65 or over.

41.3median age
ÉcrilleJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Écrille
ÉcrilleJura medianFrance median
Under 1524%14%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+16%27%22%
No diploma16%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education36%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Écrille than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

On this, Écrille is below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Écrille has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 12.2% of the labour force are out of work.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Écrille, 0.2 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Écrille comes above both Jura’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Écrille95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Michel BrézillonNearest collègeCollègeCollège4295%±0 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
1.3 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 Écrille costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.42/m² a month

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

For Écrille, that is below both Jura’s towns (€10.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Écrille€9.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €12.37/m² a month)
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Chapelle des Bernardines d'Orgelet and 3 more in and around Écrille

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Écrille. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Écrille

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Écrille

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

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Écrille’s 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 →
Lons-le-SaunierMontmorotSaint-ClaudeArbentOyonnaxBellignatLons-le-SaunierMontmorotSaint-ClaudeArbentOyonnaxBellignatÉcrille
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Écrille89—————
Lons-le-Saunier16,61812C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,26113BBC−B
Saint-Claude8,38614BA+CB
Arbent Ain3,55516—B+—A
Oyonnax Ain22,48017BB−B−C+
Bellignat Ain3,52518A−BBA−

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

About Écrille

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Écrille is a commune of 89 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

Population
89 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
39207

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.