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With 264 residents, it is a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Gigny has none. Second homes make up nearly a quarter of its housing. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gigny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
30% 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 Gigny.
15% of adults hold a degree, below Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Line up the people of Gigny by age and the one in the middle is 52.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Gigny | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 42% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Gigny: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). No commute at all: 1.9% of working residents in the town at the census. Median disposable income comes to €25,270 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Gigny.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gigny as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigny | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Ain | 2,584 | 14 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Arbent Ain | 3,555 | 16 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Oyonnax Ain | 22,480 | 16 | B | B− | B− | C+ |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 16 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 16 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Bellignat Ain | 3,525 | 16 | A− | B | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gigny is a commune of 264 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 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.