Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
9 people call this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Mérona has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for half of homes. Over-65s are 56% of the population.
The 2 things Mérona does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mérona as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château-fort (vestiges de l'ancien), in Orgelet, 2.4 mi away.
50% 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 Mérona.
56% of residents are 65 or over.
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mérona | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 56% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 0% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 67% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Mérona’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 75% drove.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 9.5 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Michel BrézillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 95%±0 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Mérona. Best known first.
Nothing in Mérona 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 Mérona yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérona | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 9 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 9.9 | B | B | C− | B |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 16 | B | A+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mérona is a commune of 9 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
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.