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326 residents make their home in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Maisod a good place to live?

Maisod isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 48% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Maisod stand out

The one thing Maisod does most differently from other towns.

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Maisod’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Maisod’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Maisod; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

  • 1994First protected: Enceinte écclésiale
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The data

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History

1 historic monument in Maisod, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. 6.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Jura’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1994
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Maisod are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Children are 14% of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Jura’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). 34% of adults hold a degree.

50.1median age
MaisodJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maisod
MaisodJura medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6437%26%26%
65+22%27%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education34%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Maisod than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

The median disposable income is €28,050 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Maisod number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 8.0% are unemployed.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Maisod, 0.3 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 10.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Maisod88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre VernotteNearest collègeCollègeCollège4888%−3 pts
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Maisod costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.42/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Maisod recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Maisod€9.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €12.37/m² a month)
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maisod

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Landmarks

Maisod has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Maisod

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Maisod yet.

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Maisod’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Jura →
Saint-ClaudeArbentOyonnaxLons-le-SaunierBellignatMontmorotSaint-ClaudeArbentOyonnaxLons-le-SaunierBellignatMontmorotMaisod
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Maisod326—————
Saint-Claude8,38610BA+CB
Arbent Ain3,55513—B+—A
Oyonnax Ain22,48015BB−B−C+
Lons-le-Saunier16,61815C+B+DB−
Bellignat Ain3,52516A−BBA−
Montmorot3,26116BBC−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Maisod

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Maisod is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté. 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

Population
326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code
39307

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.