Orgelet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Orgelet with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orgelet.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Orgelet than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,446/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Orgelet from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 86% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 56 homes were sold in the town.
€1,446/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orgelet€1,446/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,493/m²
48
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.58/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Orgelet works better than 86% of compared French towns
Per resident in work, Orgelet counts 1.9 jobs (1,200 jobs, 650 workers). Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 14.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,200
jobs based in Orgelet, 1.9 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Orgelet, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 33% of the town. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
52.9median age
OrgeletJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Orgelet keeps more of its old housing than Jura or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Orgelet is Château-fort (vestiges de l'ancien). On the Culture ministry’s list, Orgelet counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2006.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Orgelet is below 53% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
341 deaths in Orgelet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 296: 15% above. Its two care homes for older people (86 places) count their residents as Orgelet’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Orgelet is Ch Lons, 11.2 mi away. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Orgelet · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lons
11.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lons
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Château-fort (vestiges de l'ancien): Photo: PRA · CC BY 3.0 · Ancienne église de Sézéria: Photo: Bonneville · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle des Bernardines: Photo: Bonneville · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Orgelet
Is Orgelet safe?
Orgelet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Orgelet good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Orgelet expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,446/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Orgelet grades A for cost of living.
About Orgelet
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Orgelet is a commune of 1,554 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
Population
1,554 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
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.
