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LemuyJura

A town of 255 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Lemuy a good place to live?

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

What makes Lemuy stand out

The one thing Lemuy does most differently from other towns.

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Lemuy’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lemuy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2009First protected: Église Saint-Maurice
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The data

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History

Old homes shape Lemuy: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lemuy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Lemuy has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 25% of the town. Half the people of Lemuy are older than 43.1.

43.1median age
LemuyJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Lemuy
LemuyJura medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–244.8%10%11%
25–4428%21%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma20%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education27%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 4.4% of commuters in Lemuy go to work without a car, fewer than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns

6.9% of people in the labour force have no job. For its 100 residents in work, Lemuy has 50 jobs: 0.6 each. At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Lemuy didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lemuy, 0.6 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lemuy than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.71/m² a month

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

The sales split: 80% houses, the rest apartments. 10 houses and apartments changed hands in Lemuy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lemuy€8.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€8.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.40/m² a month)
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Lemuy

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Landmarks

Lemuy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Lemuy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lemuy yet.

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Lemuy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ArboisChampagnolePolignyOrnansArboisChampagnolePolignyOrnansLemuy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lemuy255—————
Arbois3,1149.2A+A−AC+
Champagnole8,03611AB+B−B
Poligny3,97613A+AC+B+
Ornans Doubs4,41917A+A−A−B+

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

About Lemuy

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lemuy is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura. 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
255 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
INSEE code
39291

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.