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La Vieille-LoyeJura

A town of 405 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
405
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.90
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,420
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is La Vieille-Loye a good place to live?

La Vieille-Loye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes La Vieille-Loye stand out

The one thing La Vieille-Loye does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
10%2%La Vieille-L…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
10% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ensemble des baraques du quatorze
Ensemble des baraques du quatorze · Inscrit · Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Vieille-Loye’s story

La Vieille-Loye in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Vieille-Loye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Ensemble des baraques du quatorze
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vieille-Loye.

History

La Vieille-Loye keeps more of its old housing than Jura or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, La Vieille-Loye comes above both Jura’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Vieille-Loye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected
Full pageLa Vieille-Loye’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in La Vieille-Loye?”

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

Who lives here

La Vieille-Loye has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24

For La Vieille-Loye, that is below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

47.2median age
La Vieille-LoyeJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Vieille-Loye
La Vieille-LoyeJura medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–248.2%10%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+22%27%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education36%28%30%
Full pageLa Vieille-Loye’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.2 median age · 22% are 65 or overHouseholds180 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad6.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of La Vieille-Loye?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in La Vieille-Loye walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

La Vieille-Loye sits below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 6.4%. La Vieille-Loye has 0 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in La Vieille-Loye, 0.1 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLa Vieille-Loye’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.1 per working residentMedian income€26,420 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in La Vieille-Loye is €10.90/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Vieille-Loye€10.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €13.65/m² a month)
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLa Vieille-Loye’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.90/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Vieille-Loye

11pages on La Vieille-Loye
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing15 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors74% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.2History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

La Vieille-Loye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Ensemble des baraques du quatorzeHouse · 19th c.
Classé
Église Notre-Dame des Ardents ou Saint-ChristopheChurch · 13th c. · in Chissey-sur-Loue, 4.4 mi
Classé
Croix de chemin en pierre datée de 1539Cross · 16th c. · in Bans, 4.9 mi
Classé
Ancienne saline royale, actuellement Fondation Claude-Nicolas LedouxIndustrial building · 18th c. · in Arc-et-Senans, 6.8 mi
Photo credits

Ensemble des baraques du quatorze: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from La Vieille-Loye

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Vieille-Loye yet.

How we find them →

La Vieille-Loye’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 →
DoleTavauxDamparisArboisSaint-VitPolignyDoleTavauxDamparisArboisSaint-VitPolignyLa Vieille-Loye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Vieille-Loye405—————
Dole23,8407.5B−B+CB−
Tavaux3,88810AB+BA−
Damparis2,58710BA−AC−
Arbois3,11412A+A−AC+
Saint-Vit Doubs5,13313A−C+B−B+
Poligny3,97615A+AC+B+

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

About La Vieille-Loye

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

La Vieille-Loye is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Amour. 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
405 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val d'Amour
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code
39559

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.