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It is a town of 350 residents in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
La Marre isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing La Marre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Marre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Baume-les-Messieurs, 3 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Marre 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 Marre.
13% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. Degrees are held by a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Marre | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, La Marre counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €25,920 a year per consumption unit, in line with Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.56/m² a month. La Marre recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near La Marre. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Marre as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Marre is a commune of 350 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille. 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Marre | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 7.1 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 7.8 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 8.8 | B | B | C− | B |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 9.9 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 12 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.