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PlainoiseauJura

A town of 502 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Plainoiseau a good place to live?

Plainoiseau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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

No historic monuments in Plainoiseau

The Culture ministry lists no building in Plainoiseau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château du Pin, in Le Pin, 1.7 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plainoiseau.

Who lives here

Few people in Plainoiseau are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Plainoiseau sits below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

51.8median age
PlainoiseauJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

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 Plainoiseau
PlainoiseauJura medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma17%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education27%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Plainoiseau has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

That puts Plainoiseau below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Plainoiseau has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 1.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Plainoiseau, 0.2 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Plainoiseau costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.90/m² a month

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

On this, Plainoiseau is below both Jura’s towns (€10.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plainoiseau€8.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.43/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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Muyre and 8 more in and around Plainoiseau

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Plainoiseau. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plainoiseau

12pages on Plainoiseau

Landmarks

Nothing in Plainoiseau is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Plainoiseau

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

How we find them →

Plainoiseau’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 →
MontmorotLons-le-SaunierPolignyArboisChampagnoleLouhans-ChâteaurenaudMontmorotLons-le-SaunierPolignyArboisChampagnoleLouhans-ChâteaurenaudPlainoiseau
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plainoiseau502—————
Montmorot3,2613.6BBC−B
Lons-le-Saunier16,6183.7C+B+DB−
Poligny3,97610A+AC+B+
Arbois3,11416A+A−AC+
Champagnole8,03617AB+B−B
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44617BA−C−C+

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

About Plainoiseau

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Plainoiseau is a commune of 502 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

Population
502 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
39422

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.