Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 128 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Lent is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lent does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lent as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam, in Syam, 3.2 mi away.
20% 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 Lent.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.6%, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents are children under 15. Among adults, 23% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Lent | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 2.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €27,240 a year per consumption unit, above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Lent, 96.3% passed the bac, above both Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les LouatauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul-Émile VictorNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 126 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.52/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in Lent from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lent. Best known first.
Nothing in Lent 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 Lent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lent | 128 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 3.5 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 15 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 16 | B | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lent is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy 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
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.