Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ruffey-sur-Seille.
History
Ruffey-sur-Seille keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Ruffey-sur-Seille; none is classé, France’s top protection. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Ruffey-sur-Seille are 15 to 24: 9.6%, fewer than in Jura’s towns and across compared French towns
48.3median age
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, lower than both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). 25% of residents are 65 or over. Ruffey-sur-Seille has a median age of 48.3 years.
Ruffey-sur-SeilleJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in Ruffey-sur-Seille, 4.9%, runs below Jura’s towns and compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
100 jobs are based in Ruffey-sur-Seille, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.2% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,480 a year per consumption unit, close to both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Ruffey-sur-Seille, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ruffey-sur-Seille is a commune of 738 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille. 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
738 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7 sq mi (18.1 km²)
INSEE code
39471
Ruffey-sur-Seille’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
