Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 517 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Ranchot is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ranchot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Courtefontaine, 4.1 mi away.
20% 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 Ranchot.
Aged 15 to 24: 9.3% of residents. 22% of residents are 65 or over, below Jura’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Ranchot has a median age of 45.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ranchot | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 150 jobs are based in Ranchot, for 250 working residents (0.7 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,940 a year per consumption unit, in line with 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.
The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gustave EiffelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 91%−3 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.
20 houses and apartments changed hands in Ranchot from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Ranchot. Best known first.
Nothing in Ranchot is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ranchot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchot | 517 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit Doubs | 5,133 | 4.8 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Dole | 23,840 | 12 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| École-Valentin Doubs | 2,579 | 15 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Besançon Doubs | 118,489 | 15 | C | C | C− | B |
| Miserey-Salines Doubs | 2,661 | 15 | — | C− | — | A |
| Les Auxons Doubs | 2,533 | 15 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ranchot is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes Jura Nord. 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.