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MoisseyJura

It is a town of 567 residents in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Moissey a good place to live?

Moissey isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Fontaine
Fontaine · Classé · Photo: G CHP · CC BY-SA 2.5
Moissey’s story

Moissey in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Moissey counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henry Catherine Brenet, born in 1764, is the one person born in Moissey before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1907First protected: Croix en pierre datée de 1607
  • 1989Most recently protected: Oratoire du Dieu-de-Pitié
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moissey.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Moissey hold a degree than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Jura’s towns (14%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.

45.9median age
MoisseyJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moissey
MoisseyJura medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–248.8%10%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma25%21%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education19%28%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Moissey: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Moissey is Croix en pierre datée de 1607. On the Culture ministry’s list, Moissey counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Moissey walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

Median disposable income comes to €23,150 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Moissey: 150, for 250 residents in work (0.6 each). 10.4% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Moissey, 0.6 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,150
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Moissey is €10.99/m² a month

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

The market in Moissey: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moissey€10.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €14.22/m² a month)
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Montmirey-la-Ville and 2 more in and around Moissey

Heritage in and near Moissey. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Moissey

12pages on Moissey

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Moissey counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix en pierre datée de 1607: Photo: Oeil Comtois · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Moissey

One notable person was born in Moissey.

Their page →

Moissey’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 →
AuxonneDoleDamparisTavauxSaint-VitGenlisAuxonneDoleDamparisTavauxSaint-VitGenlisMoissey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moissey567—————
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,5815.8C+A−C+C
Dole23,8407.8B−B+CB−
Damparis2,58710BA−AC−
Tavaux3,88812AB+BA−
Saint-Vit Doubs5,13314A−C+B−B+
Genlis Côte-d'Or5,09314A−BB+C−

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

About Moissey

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Moissey is a commune of 567 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole. 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
567 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dole
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
39335

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.