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LavignyJura

A town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 380 people.

Is Lavigny a good place to live?

Lavigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Lavigny’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lavigny’s story

No historic monuments in Lavigny

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lavigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château du Pin, in Le Pin, 1.1 mi away.

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

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Baume-les-Messieurs and 13 more in and around Lavigny

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Lavigny. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavigny.

Who lives here

A young town: 13% of people in Lavigny are 15 to 24, more than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns

16% are under 15, between Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Among adults, 37% have a degree.

47.6median age
LavignyJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lavigny
LavignyJura medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–2413%10%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma12%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education37%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lavigny are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%

At the census, 4.4% 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%). For its 150 residents in work, Lavigny has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. Median disposable income comes to €26,910 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Lavigny, 0.6 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.8 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Lavigny, 72.0% passed the bac, below Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.5 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away.

95.5%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lavigny95.5%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Lavigny72.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Notre-Dame de la Salette PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège48100%+8 pts
Lycée professionnel Le Corbusier-BâtimentNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée2572%−15 pts
Collège Saint-ExupéryBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8893%+3 pts
72%
passed the vocational bac, −15 pts against the expected rate
95.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.8 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lavigny than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.75/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.56/m² a month. The market in Lavigny: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 80% of sales, apartments for the rest.

€8.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lavigny€8.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.65 to €11.51/m² a month)
€8.56/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 Lavigny

13pages on Lavigny

Landmarks

Nothing in Lavigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Lavigny

One notable person was born in Lavigny.

Their page →

Lavigny’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 →
Lons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnoleArboisLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnoleArboisLavigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lavigny380—————
Lons-le-Saunier16,6183.4C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,2614.1BBC−B
Poligny3,9769.8A+AC+B+
Champagnole8,03615AB+B−B
Arbois3,11415A+A−AC+

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

About Lavigny

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lavigny is a commune of 380 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

Population
380 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
39288

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.