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A town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 442 people.

Is Gevingey a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Gevingey is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gevingey’s story

Gevingey in pictures

Gevingey has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

39% 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 Gevingey.

History

Gevingey keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Gevingey has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Gevingey skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Jura’s towns or compared French towns

One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Jura’s towns (27%). Among adults, 28% have a degree.

47.1median age
GevingeyJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gevingey
GevingeyJura medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma10%21%19%
CAP or BEP35%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education28%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Gevingey are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.2%

Gevingey has 200 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.9 per worker. 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,370 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Gevingey, 0.9 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.8 points above the expected rate

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. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.6 mi away. The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away.

97.5%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Gevingey97.5%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Gevingey84.9%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège46100%+5 pts
Lycée professionnel MontcielNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée7584%−6 pts
Collège Aristide BriandBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7496%+3 pts

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85%
passed the vocational bac, −5.1 pts against the expected rate
97.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.8 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gevingey than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.62/m² a month

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

Gevingey recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gevingey€9.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.52 to €12.30/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

Château de Gevingey and 4 more in and around Gevingey

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gevingey

13pages on Gevingey

Landmarks

Gevingey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Gevingey

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gevingey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Gevingey’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 →
MontmorotLons-le-SaunierLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPolignyMontmorotLons-le-SaunierLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPolignyGevingey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gevingey442—————
Montmorot3,2613.1BBC−B
Lons-le-Saunier16,6183.6C+B+DB−
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44613BA−C−C+
Poligny3,97617A+AC+B+

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

About Gevingey

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Gevingey is a commune of 442 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

Population
442 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération)
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code
39251

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.