Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Essards-Taignevaux.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Les Essards-Taignevaux than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). In addition, 7.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
55.3median age
Les Essards-TaignevauxJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 1.9% of commuters in Les Essards-Taignevaux go to work without a car, fewer than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €27,200 a year per consumption unit, above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Les Essards-Taignevaux number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). No commute at all: 7.6% of working residents in the town at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Les Essards-Taignevaux, 0.3 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Les Essards-Taignevaux
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Essards-Taignevaux is a commune of 248 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne. 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
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.