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A town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 463 people.
There are no grades for Saint-Lothain: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Lothain does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Lothain has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Lothain.
Graduates make up 36% of adults. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Saint-Lothain is 46.5 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Lothain | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Lothain has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Saint-Lothain: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.5 each). At the census, 8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €26,190 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Jura’s towns (€24,890).
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 town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules GrévyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 92%±0 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.
Saint-Lothain recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.45/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Lothain. Best known first.
Saint-Lothain has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Château de Baume, dit le Prieuré: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de mission devant l'église: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Saint-Lothain.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lothain | 463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 3.1 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 8.3 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 11 | B | B | C− | B |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 14 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Lothain is a commune of 463 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura. 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 November 4, 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.