Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
579 people live in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Mesnay is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Mesnay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mesnay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien couvent des Ursulines, actuel Hôtel de Ville et tribunal, in Arbois, 1.2 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Mesnay. Best known first.
AttractionTour Gloriette1.8 km west, in Arbois
MuseumMaison de Louis Pasteur à Arbois2.2 km west, in Arbois
MuseumMusée de la vigne et du vin du Jura1.7 km west, in ArboisAttractionAttractionGrotte des Planches2.8 km southeast, in Les Planches-près-ArboisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verreux1.6 km west, in ArboisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mesnay.
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 28% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mesnay | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.6% of commuters travelled at the census. For its 250 residents in work, Mesnay has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,380 a year per consumption unit.
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 closest collège is 1.1 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.2 mi away.
| 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.
Houses were 93% of what sold. Sales in Mesnay from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mesnay 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 Mesnay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnay | 579 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 1.2 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 6.2 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 12 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mesnay is a commune of 579 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.