Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 96 residents and lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Plaisia isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for a fifth of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The 2 things Plaisia does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plaisia, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaisia.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 3.1% of residents, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 31% of adults. Plaisia has a median age of 60.8 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Plaisia | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plaisia, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 2.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €28,950 a year per consumption unit, above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
General-bac pupils go 10.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Michel BrézillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 95%±0 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 6 homes in Plaisia. House rents are put at about €8.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Plaisia. Best known first.
Plaisia has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plaisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisia | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 10 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 11 | B | B | C− | B |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 15 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Arbent Ain | 3,555 | 17 | — | B+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Plaisia is a commune of 96 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.