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PannessièresJura

Some 444 people live in this town, in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Pannessières a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Pannessières falls below the line for grades.

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

1 historic monument, the oldest from Antiquity

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pannessières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

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

  • 1988First protected: Villa gallo-romaine de Marcenay
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Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Baume-les-Messieurs and 14 more in and around Pannessières

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Pannessières. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pannessières.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Pannessières, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.4% of the town, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. Line up the people of Pannessières by age and the one in the middle is 52.1.

52.1median age
PannessièresJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pannessières
PannessièresJura medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–248.4%10%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma10%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education33%28%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Pannessières: 26% 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 Antiquity. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pannessières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Pannessières has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Pannessières holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €27,000 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Pannessières, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away. The bac pass rate near Pannessières is 94.0%, about level with both Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pannessières90.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Pannessières94.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollègeCollège8893%+3 pts
Lycée général et technologique Jean MichelNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée39096%−2 pts
Collège privé Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège46100%+5 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
80%
passed the vocational bac, −8.5 pts against the expected rate
90.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.9 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Pannessières costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.75/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Pannessières. A house rents for an estimated €8.56/m² a month.

€8.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pannessières€8.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.65 to €11.51/m² a month)
€8.56/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 Pannessières

13pages on Pannessières

Landmarks

Pannessières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Pannessières

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

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Pannessières’ 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 →
Lons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnoleArboisLouhans-ChâteaurenaudLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnoleArboisLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPannessières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pannessières444—————
Lons-le-Saunier16,6182.4C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,2613.4BBC−B
Poligny3,97611A+AC+B+
Champagnole8,03615AB+B−B
Arbois3,11417A+A−AC+
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44618BA−C−C+

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

About Pannessières

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Pannessières is a commune of 444 people in the Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). 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
444 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération)
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
39404

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.