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A town of 236 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Barre has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Barre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine Publique, in Sermange, 3.5 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Barre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Barre.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.6% of residents, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Barre | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
La Barre holds 150 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 1.3 jobs each. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 9.0%.
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.
House rents are put at about €11.06/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in La Barre.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near La Barre. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Barre yet.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Barre is a commune of 236 people in the Communauté de communes Jura Nord. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.