Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
287 residents make their home in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Lajoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 39% of homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Lajoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lajoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, in Saint-Claude, 5.3 mi away.
34% 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 Lajoux.
28% of residents are 65 or over, close to Jura’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town. Among adults, 47% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lajoux | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lajoux holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Lajoux didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Among the homes sold, 63% were houses. The market in Lajoux: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Lajoux. Best known first.
Nothing in Lajoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lajoux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajoux | 287 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gex Ain | 13,627 | 4.9 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 5.6 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Cessy Ain | 5,832 | 6 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Ségny Ain | 2,941 | 7.2 | — | C− | — | A+ |
| Divonne-les-Bains Ain | 10,464 | 7.7 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 8.7 | A− | B | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lajoux is a commune of 287 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Jura Saint-Claude. 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.