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Saint-LoupJura

Home to 248 people, this town lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Loup a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Loup has none.

Croix de pierre
Croix de pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Loup’s story

Saint-Loup in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Loup, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1946First protected: Croix de pierre
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Loup.

Who lives here

Saint-Loup has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.

50.8median age
Saint-LoupJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Loup
Saint-LoupJura medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–247.1%10%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP38%25%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education18%28%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Loup: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Loup, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1946
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saint-Loup are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.3%

3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Loup holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €28,030 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Loup, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points above the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 9.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Loup98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Laurent Monnier PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège4798%+11 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +11 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Loup than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.77/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Saint-Loup.

€9.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Loup€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)
€9.86/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 Saint-Loup

13pages on Saint-Loup

Landmarks

Saint-Loup has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix de pierre: Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Loup

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Loup yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Loup’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 →
TavauxDamparisDoleAuxonneGenlisTavauxDamparisDoleAuxonneGenlisSaint-Loup
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Loup248—————
Tavaux3,8885.7AB+BA−
Damparis2,5877BA−AC−
Dole23,84010B−B+CB−
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58114C+A−C+C
Genlis Côte-d'Or5,09317A−BB+C−

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

About Saint-Loup

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saint-Loup is a commune of 248 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
248 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine Jurassienne
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
39490

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.