Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
408 people live in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Sapois has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sapois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam, in Syam, 3.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sapois.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of residents, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sapois | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.0% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Sapois number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
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 closest collège is 1.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les LouatauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul-Émile VictorNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 126 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 83 | 92%+3 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.
A house rents for an estimated €11.52/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Sapois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Sapois. Best known first.
Nothing in Sapois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sapois yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapois | 408 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 1.7 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 13 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 16 | B | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sapois is a commune of 408 people in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy 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.