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MolainJura

A town of 111 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Molain a good place to live?

Molain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Molain stand out

The 2 things Molain does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Molain

The Culture ministry lists no building in Molain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Montrond, 2.4 mi away.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Molain.

Who lives here

A young town: 17% of people in Molain are 15 to 24, more than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns

14% are under 15, near Jura’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. The age that splits Molain in two is 47.

47median age
MolainJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Molain
MolainJura medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2417%10%11%
25–4414%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma23%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education24%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Molain has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

At the census, 1.8% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €26,020 a year per consumption unit, above Jura’s towns (€24,890) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving98%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Molain, 0.3 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
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 Molain is €9.88/m² a month

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

The market in Molain: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.88/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Molain€9.88/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €12.63/m² a month)
€8.72/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 Molain

11pages on Molain

Landmarks

Nothing in Molain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Molain

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

How we find them →

Molain’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 →
PolignyArboisChampagnoleLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyArboisChampagnoleLons-le-SaunierMontmorotMolain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Molain111—————
Poligny3,9764.9A+AC+B+
Arbois3,1145.9A+A−AC+
Champagnole8,0367.1AB+B−B
Lons-le-Saunier16,61816C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,26116BBC−B

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

About Molain

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Molain is a commune of 111 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

Population
111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
39336

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.