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A town of 540 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

540

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.90

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

Median income

€26,440

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

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rans a good place to live?

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

What makes Rans stand out

The one thing Rans does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

14% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 39.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Anciennes forges · Inscrit · Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rans’ story

Rans in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Rans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Hyacinthe Besson, born in 1816, is the one person born in Rans before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1971First protected: Croix de l'ancien cimetière
2001Most recently protected: Château de Rans

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rans.

Who lives here

Rans has fewer older residents than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are 65 or over

Rans sits below both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 20% of the population.

39.4median age

RansJura medianFrance median

Jura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education33%

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 Rans
	Rans	Jura median	France median
Under 15	20%	14%	17%
15–24	10%	10%	11%
25–44	31%	21%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	14%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	18%	18%
Higher education	33%	28%	30%

Full pageRans’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages39.4 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households230 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rans?”

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

History

Rans keeps more of its old housing than Jura or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

That puts Rans above both Jura’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Rans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

15th c.

oldest protected part

1971

first monument protected

Full pageRans’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rans?”

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

Work & commute

Rans has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

On this, Rans is below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Rans has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 10.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Public transport6%

On foot3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Rans, 0.2 per working resident

5.6%

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

€26,440

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageRans’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,440 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Rans comes above both Jura’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rans91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Gustave EiffelNearest collègeCollège	Collège	94	91%−3 pts

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate

2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageRans’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Rans is €10.90/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rans€10.90/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Jura median€10.38/m²

€10.90/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €13.65/m² a month)

€9.22/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRans’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.90/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Rans and 2 more in and around Rans

Museums and heritage in and near Rans. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ransin town MuseumMuseumLe Baccu3.8 km southwest, in Étrepigney MuseumMuseumMusée de la Poterie3 km southwest, in Étrepigney

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rans

13pages on Rans

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.5 mi away Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors15% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.4 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Rans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Château de RansChâteau · 15th–19th c.

Croix de l'ancien cimetièreCross · 16th c.

Photo credits

Château de Rans: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de l'ancien cimetière: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0

Famous people from Rans

One notable person was born in Rans.

Their page →

Hyacinthe BessonFrench painter · 1816–1861

Rans’ 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 →

Saint-VitDoleBesançonÉcole-ValentinMiserey-SalinesDamparisRans

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rans	540	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Vit Doubs	5,133	5	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Dole	23,840	12	B⁻	B⁺	C	B⁻
Besançon Doubs	118,489	15	C	C	C⁻	B
École-Valentin Doubs	2,579	15	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Miserey-Salines Doubs	2,661	15	—	C⁻	—	A
Damparis	2,587	15	B	A⁻	A	C⁻

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

About Rans

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rans is a commune of 540 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

Population: 540 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Jura Nord
Département: Jura (39)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code: 39452

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.