Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
154 people call this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Patornay has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Patornay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Patornay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sites palafittiques, in Clairvaux-les-Lacs, 2.3 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Patornay. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Patornay.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Jura’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. At 44.7, the median resident of Patornay sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Patornay | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 8.5%. 100 jobs are based in Patornay, for 50 working residents (1.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €26,070 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Jura’s towns (€24,890).
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.
The nearest general lycée is 9.7 mi away. A collège lies 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des LacsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 94%+2 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Patornay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Patornay 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 Patornay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patornay | 154 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 9.2 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 10 | B | B | C− | B |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 15 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 15 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 16 | B | A | C | C |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 17 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Patornay is a commune of 154 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
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.