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Lavans-lès-DoleJura

Population 323: a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Lavans-lès-Dole a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Lavans-lès-Dole is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Château (ancien)
Château (ancien) · Inscrit · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Lavans-lès-Dole’s story

Lavans-lès-Dole in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lavans-lès-Dole; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1970First protected: Château (ancien)
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Landmarks

Lavans-lès-Dole has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château (ancien): Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavans-lès-Dole.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Lavans-lès-Dole, above Jura’s towns and compared French towns

40.1median age

People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Lavans-lès-Dole split evenly at 40.1: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.

Lavans-lès-DoleJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lavans-lès-Dole
Lavans-lès-DoleJura medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+17%27%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education28%28%30%

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

History

Lavans-lès-Dole keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lavans-lès-Dole; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Lavans-lès-Dole has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

8%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 8.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Lavans-lès-Dole counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €24,420 a year per consumption unit, close to Jura’s towns (€24,890) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Lavans-lès-Dole, 0.5 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Lavans-lès-Dole is €10.90/m² a month

€10.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Lavans-lès-Dole from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lavans-lès-Dole€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)
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lavans-lès-Dole

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Famous people from Lavans-lès-Dole

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lavans-lès-Dole yet.

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About Lavans-lès-Dole

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lavans-lès-Dole is a commune of 323 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole. 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
323 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
39285

Lavans-lès-Dole’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 →
DoleSaint-VitAuxonneDamparisTavauxDoleSaint-VitAuxonneDamparisTavauxLavans-lès-Dole
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lavans-lès-Dole323—————
Dole23,8408B−B+CB−
Saint-Vit Doubs5,1338.9A−C+B−B+
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58111C+A−C+C
Damparis2,58711BA−AC−
Tavaux3,88813AB+BA−

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.