Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 88 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Les Planches-près-Arbois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Les Planches-près-Arbois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Planches-près-Arbois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Just, in Arbois, 2.3 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Les Planches-près-Arbois. Best known first.
AttractionTour Gloriette3.5 km northwest, in Arbois
MuseumMaison de Louis Pasteur à Arbois4.2 km northwest, in Arbois
MuseumMusée de la vigne et du vin du Jura3.6 km northwest, in ArboisChâteauChâteauChâteau Pécauld3.6 km northwest, in ArboisChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Châtelaine500 m southeast, in La ChâtelainePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Planches-près-Arbois.
For Les Planches-près-Arbois, that is below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Planches-près-Arbois | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 9.2% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Les Planches-près-Arbois sits below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Les Planches-près-Arbois has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
Near Les Planches-près-Arbois, 100.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Jura’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 100%+4 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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Planches-près-Arbois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Les Planches-près-Arbois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Planches-près-Arbois | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 2.4 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 5.6 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 10 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Planches-près-Arbois is a commune of 88 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.