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A town of 229 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Les Arsures is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Les Arsures does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Arsures as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison paternelle de Pasteur, in Arbois, 3 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Les Arsures. Best known first.
MuseumMaison de Louis Pasteur à Arbois4.8 km south, in ArboisMuseumMuseumMaison du Bois et de la Forêt3.2 km north, in MouchardAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Genne Mont-Sainte Marie2.2 km south, in Montigny-lès-ArsuresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verreux4.7 km south, in ArboisAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vaulgrenant4.6 km northeast, in PagnozChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montigny-lès-Arsures2.6 km south, in Montigny-lès-ArsuresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Arsures.
For Les Arsures, that is below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 13% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Arsures | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Les Arsures sits below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 7.0%. Les Arsures has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Les Arsures below both Jura’s towns (€10.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Arsures 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 Les Arsures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Arsures | 229 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 3 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 8.6 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 15 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 16 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Dole | 23,840 | 17 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Arsures is a commune of 229 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
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.