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A town of 1,025 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (B+) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. The weak point is walkability (C). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for cost of living, C+ for schools and B− for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Macornay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Macornay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Macornay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Macornay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Désiré, in Lons-le-Saunier, 1.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Macornay. Best known first.
Manor houseThermes Lédonia3.3 km northeast, in Lons-le-Saunier
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lons-le-Saunier3.6 km north, in Lons-le-Saunier
Archaeological siteTumulus de Lons-le-Saunier2.7 km north, in Lons-le-Saunier
MuseumMaison de la Vache qui rit3.7 km north, in Lons-le-SaunierRuinsRuinsChâteau de Pymont4.8 km north, in Villeneuve-sous-PymontChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gevingey2.6 km west, in GevingeyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macornay.
6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.9% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Macornay didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
27% of residents are 65 or over, close to Jura’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 36% have a degree. Line up the people of Macornay by age and the one in the middle is 50.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Macornay | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Macornay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aristide BriandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 96%+3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Jean MichelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 390 | 96%−2 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 46 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Macornay. Women in Jura live to 85.1 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 88 residents of Macornay died, against 101 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nothing in Macornay 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 Macornay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macornay | 1,025 | — | — | B | — | B− |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 2.2 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 2.4 | B | B | C− | B |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 15 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 15 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Macornay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. 96% of 390 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Jean Michel in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Macornay is a commune of 1,025 people in the Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). 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.