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193 residents make their home in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Geruge has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Geruge as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in La Chailleuse, 2.2 mi away.
20% 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 Geruge.
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 22%, above Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Geruge | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Geruge at the census. Median disposable income comes to €26,280 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 105 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest collège is 3 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aristide BriandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 96%+3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel MontcielNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 75 | 84%−6 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 46 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Geruge: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Geruge. Best known first.
Archaeological siteTumulus de Lons-le-Saunier4.5 km north, in Lons-le-SaunierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courbouzon2.5 km north, in CourbouzonAttractionAttractionParcours d'accrobranche Montciel4.5 km north, in Lons-le-SaunierArt galleryArt galleryAtelier David Kunzli3.7 km west, in TrenalChâteauChâteauChâteau du Diable3.8 km east, in VernantoisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Geruge 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 Geruge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geruge | 193 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 3.5 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 3.5 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 14 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 17 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Geruge is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). 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.