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PerrignyJura

Population 1,551: a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Perrigny a good place to live?

Perrigny’s strongest subject is jobs & income: 2.3 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. At the median price of €1,594/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). Walkability is a strength too: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for health.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Perrigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Perrigny stand out

The 3 things Perrigny does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Perrigny grades

Each subject compares Perrigny 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.

How grading works

Perrigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: Damsis39 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Perrigny’s story

Perrigny in pictures

Perrigny has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Perrigny before 1900, the earliest Jean-Jules Feuillet, in 1817.

  • 1997First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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Nearby attractions

Musée de Véhicules Anciens and 15 more in and around Perrigny

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Perrigny. 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 (4)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perrigny.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Perrigny has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

The median disposable income was €26,420 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Jura’s towns (€24,890). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Perrigny didn’t travel to work at all. 14.0% of the town’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 81% drove.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot7%
Bicycle6%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,550
jobs based in Perrigny, 2.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living B+

Perrigny is graded a B+ for cost of living

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

Behind the median of €1,594/m²: 54 houses and apartments sold in Perrigny between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 70% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €9.27/m² a month.

€1,594/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Perrigny€1,594/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,748/m²38
€10.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.33 to €12.97/m² a month)
4.4
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
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération)

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Few people in Perrigny are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Under-15s account for 14% of the population. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Perrigny by age and the one in the middle is 49.5.

49.5median age
PerrignyJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

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.

Ages and diplomas in Perrigny
PerrignyJura medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–248.4%10%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education31%28%30%

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

History

Perrigny keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Perrigny has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

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.

For collège, the closest is 1 mi away.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Perrigny90.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Perrigny92.6%
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
82%
passed the vocational bac, −7 pts against the expected rate
90.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.9 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HealthHealth B−

Perrigny’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 53% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

France’s death rates at each age would predict 221 deaths in Perrigny from 2016 to 2025; there were 197, 11% fewer. At birth, a girl in Jura can expect 85.1 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Perrigny have one GP on hand.

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Perrigny · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lons
1.5 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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Perrigny

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Damsis39 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Perrigny

2 notable people were born in Perrigny.

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Perrigny’s 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-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnoleLouhans-ChâteaurenaudLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnoleLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPerrigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Perrigny1,551——B+—B−
Lons-le-Saunier16,6181.1C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,2612.5BBC−B
Poligny3,97613A+AC+B+
Champagnole8,03616AB+B−B
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44617BA−C−C+

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

Questions about Perrigny

Is Perrigny safe?

Perrigny 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 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Perrigny good?

They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. 96% of 390 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Jean Michel in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Perrigny expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,594/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.40/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Perrigny grades B+ for cost of living.

About Perrigny

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Perrigny is a commune of 1,551 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
1,551 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération)
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
39411

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.