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With 1,056 residents, it is a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
Petit-Noir’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €1,369/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Petit-Noir 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.
The 2 things Petit-Noir does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Petit-Noir 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.
Petit-Noir has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Petit-Noir, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Petit-Noir.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Petit-Noir from July 2023 to June 2026: 43 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,500/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of residents, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 31% of the population. Half of Petit-Noir is older than 51.3, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Petit-Noir | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.3%, lower than both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,550 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Petit-Noir to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Petit-Noir, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Petit-Noir: 90 deaths for every 100 expected. 117 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 130: 10% below. The nearest emergency department to Petit-Noir is Ch Louis Pasteur Dole, 12 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Petit-Noir has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de pierre datée de 1617: Photo: Machin39 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Petit-Noir 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Noir | 1,056 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Tavaux | 3,888 | 8.2 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Damparis | 2,587 | 10 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Dole | 23,840 | 13 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Auxonne Côte-d'Or | 7,581 | 18 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Petit-Noir has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Petit-Noir grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Petit-Noir is a commune of 1,056 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne. 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) · 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.