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PublyJura

A town of 277 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

277

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.39

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,910

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Publy a good place to live?

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

What makes Publy stand out

The one thing Publy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

13% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chapelle de Binans · Inscrit · Photo: Bonneville · CC BY-SA 4.0

Publy’s story

Publy in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2012.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Charlemagne Maynier, born in 1749, is the one person born in Publy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2012First protected: Chapelle de Binans

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Publy.

History

Old homes shape Publy: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns

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Publy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

16th c.

oldest protected part

2012

first monument protected

Full pagePubly’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Publy?”

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Publy than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults

Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Jura’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.

47.9median age

PublyJura medianFrance median

Jura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Publy
	Publy	Jura median	France median
Under 15	14%	14%	17%
15–24	11%	10%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	21%	27%	22%
No diploma	22%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	22%	28%	30%

Full pagePubly’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.9 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Publy?”

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

Work & commute

Only 4.5% of commuters in Publy go to work without a car, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns

12.3% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Publy didn’t travel to work at all. Median disposable income comes to €24,910 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Bicycle2%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Publy, 0.2 per working resident

12.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,910

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePubly’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€24,910 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Publy costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.39/m² a month

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

2 houses and apartments changed hands in Publy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Publy€9.39/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Jura median€10.38/m²

€9.39/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.52 to €11.72/m² a month)

€8.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePubly’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.39/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Beauregard and 2 more in and around Publy

Heritage and family days out in and near Publy. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauregardin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verges3.6 km northeast, in Verges Theme parkTheme parkLe Jardin Fantastique4.1 km west, in Saint-Maur

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Publy

12pages on Publy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.4 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Chapelle de BinansChapel · 16th c.

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · in Revigny, 2.1 mi

Classé

Monument commémoratif, dit statue de Rouget de LisleMonument · 19th c. · in Lons-le-Saunier, 5.1 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbayeAbbey · 11th–17th c. · in Baume-les-Messieurs, 5.2 mi

Photo credits

Chapelle de Binans: Photo: Bonneville · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Publy

One notable person was born in Publy.

Their page →

Jean Charlemagne MaynierFrench general · 1749–1819

Publy’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-SaunierMontmorotPolignyChampagnolePubly

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Publy	277	—	—	—	—	—
Lons-le-Saunier	16,618	5	C⁺	B⁺	D	B⁻
Montmorot	3,261	6.4	B	B	C⁻	B
Poligny	3,976	14	A⁺	A	C⁺	B⁺
Champagnole	8,036	15	A	B⁺	B⁻	B

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

About Publy

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Publy is a commune of 277 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: 277 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération)
Département: Jura (39)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code: 39445

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.