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RahonJura

It is a town of 444 residents in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Rahon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Rahon out for now. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Rahon stand out

The one thing Rahon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Jean de l'Auxois · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rahon’s story

Rahon in pictures

Rahon has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

18% 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 Rahon.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Rahon, fewer than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.

52.7median age
RahonJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

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 Rahon
RahonJura medianFrance median
Under 1510%14%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+30%27%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education23%28%30%

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

History

Rahon keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Rahon has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 4. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
15th c.
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Rahon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

The unemployment rate comes to 8.1%. Half of residents lived on more than €27,800 a year per consumption unit, above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Rahon: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Rahon, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.9 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.5 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rahon86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marcel AyméNearest collègeCollègeCollège7886%−1 pt
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Rahon costs less than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.77/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Rahon.

€9.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rahon€9.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.00 to €11.93/m² a month)
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rahon

13pages on Rahon

Landmarks

The list names few of Rahon’s 4 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Rahon

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

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Rahon’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 →
TavauxDamparisDoleAuxonnePolignyArboisTavauxDamparisDoleAuxonnePolignyArboisRahon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rahon444—————
Tavaux3,8884.6AB+BA−
Damparis2,5876.3BA−AC−
Dole23,8407B−B+CB−
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58114C+A−C+C
Poligny3,97615A+AC+B+
Arbois3,11416A+A−AC+

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

About Rahon

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rahon is a commune of 444 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

Population
444 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.6 km²)
INSEE code
39448

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.