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This town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 322.
There are no grades for Maynal: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Maynal does most differently from other towns.
Maynal has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Maynal before 1900, the earliest Philibert Buchot, in 1751.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maynal.
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The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Maynal has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Jura’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Ages in Maynal split evenly at 44.9: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Maynal | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.2% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Maynal holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. No commute at all: 7.6% of working residents here at the census.
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.
Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. Maynal recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Maynal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Maynal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maynal | 322 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 9.6 | B | B | C− | B |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 9.8 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 10 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Maynal is a commune of 322 people in the Communauté de communes Porte 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.