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Le VernoisJura

A town of 285 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Le Vernois a good place to live?

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

Le Vernois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Le Vernois’ story

No historic monuments in Le Vernois

The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Vernois 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, 1.8 mi away.

16% 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 11 more in and around Le Vernois

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Vernois.

Who lives here

Le Vernois has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24

For Le Vernois, that is below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.

52median age
Le VernoisJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Vernois
Le VernoisJura medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–247.3%10%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education36%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Le Vernois, 4.4%, runs below Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Le Vernois sits below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Le Vernois has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,650 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Le Vernois, 0.4 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,650
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

100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate

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

The brevet pass rate near Le Vernois is 100.0%, above both Jura’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

100.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Vernois100.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Notre-Dame de la Salette PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège48100%+8 pts
100.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +8 pts against the expected rate
1.6 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 Le Vernois than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.90/m² a month

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

That puts Le Vernois below both Jura’s towns (€10.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Vernois€8.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.43/m² a month)
€8.45/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 Le Vernois

13pages on Le Vernois

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Le Vernois

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Vernois yet.

How we find them →

Le Vernois’ 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-SaunierMontmorotPolignyArboisChampagnoleLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyArboisChampagnoleLe Vernois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Vernois285—————
Lons-le-Saunier16,6184.3C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,2614.7BBC−B
Poligny3,9769A+AC+B+
Arbois3,11415A+A−AC+
Champagnole8,03615AB+B−B

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

About Le Vernois

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Le Vernois is a commune of 285 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
285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
INSEE code
39553

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.