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Saint-MaurJura

A town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 212 people.

Is Saint-Maur a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Maur is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Maur stand out

The 2 things Saint-Maur does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Maur’s story

Saint-Maur in pictures

Saint-Maur has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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

Who lives here

Saint-Maur has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 34% of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Jura’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Saint-Maur is 50.7 years old.

50.7median age
Saint-MaurJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Maur
Saint-MaurJura medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–247.5%10%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+28%27%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education34%28%30%

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

History

Saint-Maur keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Saint-Maur has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1934
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-Maur are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

6.7% 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%). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Maur didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income is €26,120 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Maur, 0.2 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Maur than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.39/m² a month

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

Saint-Maur recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.27/m² a month.

€9.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Maur€9.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.52 to €11.72/m² a month)
€9.27/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-Maur

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Saint-Maur

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

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Saint-Maur’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 →
Lons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyLouhans-ChâteaurenaudChampagnoleLons-le-SaunierMontmorotPolignyLouhans-ChâteaurenaudChampagnoleSaint-Maur
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Maur212—————
Lons-le-Saunier16,6184.3C+B+DB−
Montmorot3,2615.2BBC−B
Poligny3,97616A+AC+B+
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44617BA−C−C+
Champagnole8,03617AB+B−B

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

About Saint-Maur

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saint-Maur is a commune of 212 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté. 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
212 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Émeraude Communauté
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
39492

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.