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Home to 48 people, this town lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Pretin isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 30% of its housing. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Pretin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pretin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Saint-André, in Salins-les-Bains, 1.6 mi away.
54% 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 Pretin. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pretin.
People 65 and over make up a third of the town, higher than both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. Also worth knowing: the middle age in Pretin is 56.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Pretin | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.3% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 13.3% of working residents in Pretin didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Near Pretin, 96.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Jura’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor ConsiderantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée général Victor ConsiderantNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 83 | 96%−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.
Sales in Pretin from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Pretin 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 Pretin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretin | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 3.6 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 9.1 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 13 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 17 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pretin is a commune of 48 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura. 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 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.