Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 222.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Pagnoz out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Pagnoz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pagnoz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Saint-André, in Salins-les-Bains, 3.2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pagnoz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pagnoz.
14% are under 15, near Jura’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pagnoz | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Pagnoz didn’t travel to work at all. 9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took a tenth of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Pagnoz.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Pagnoz. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pagnoz yet.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pagnoz is a commune of 222 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Amour. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.