Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 124 residents and lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Gillois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Gillois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gillois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam, in Syam, 4 mi away.
43% 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 Gillois.
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Jura’s towns (14%). Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older. Gillois has a median age of 45.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Gillois | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,060 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 13.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Jura’s towns (17.6%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €11.52/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Gillois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Gillois. Best known first.
Nothing in Gillois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gillois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillois | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 5.3 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 15 | B | A | C | C |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 16 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 17 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 17 | A− | B | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gillois is a commune of 124 people in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura. 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.