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A town of 146 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Only 8% of residents are 65 or over.
Monteplain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Monteplain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monteplain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine Publique, in Sermange, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monteplain.
The under-15s are 21% of the population here. 35% of adults hold a degree, above both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Monteplain | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.1% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,830 a year. 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.1 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gustave EiffelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 91%−3 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.
Monteplain recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Monteplain. Best known first.
Nothing in Monteplain 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 Monteplain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteplain | 146 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 5.2 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Dole | 23,840 | 11 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Auxonne Côte-d'Or | 7,581 | 15 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
| Damparis | 2,587 | 15 | B | A− | A | C− |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 15 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 15 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Monteplain is a commune of 146 people in the Communauté de communes Jura Nord. 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.