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This town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 335.
At under 1,000 residents, Passenans is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing.
The one thing Passenans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Passenans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Domblans, 2.4 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Passenans. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Passenans.
Children under 15 make up 16%, between Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Passenans | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Passenans, for 150 working residents (0.5 per worker). Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
The market in Passenans: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Passenans 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 Passenans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenans | 335 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 5 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 8.9 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 9.2 | B | B | C− | B |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 14 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Passenans is a commune of 335 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille. 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.