Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 362 people live in this town, in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Les Hays is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Les Hays does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Hays as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Neublans, in Neublans-Abergement, 2.9 mi away.
23% 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 Les Hays.
26% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Hays | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.0% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €23,630 a year per consumption unit, below both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Les Hays number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Les Hays.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Hays 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 Hays yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Hays is a commune of 362 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
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 November 4, 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.