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A town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 72 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fontenu out for now. Second homes make up 36% of its housing.
The one thing Fontenu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontenu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
16% 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 Fontenu.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontenu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Jura’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Half of Fontenu is older than 44.8, half younger.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fontenu | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 45% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.6% of Fontenu’s working residents had no journey to work 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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Fontenu from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Fontenu. Best known first.
Fontenu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Chalain (ruines): Photo: Original téléversé par PRA sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontenu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenu | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 6.6 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 13 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 14 | B | A | C | C |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 14 | B | B | C− | B |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontenu is a commune of 72 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.