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Home to 737 people, this town lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sellières has none. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Sellières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sellières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Alexis Canoz, born in 1805, is the one person born in Sellières before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sellières.
Degrees are held by a third of adults, above Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Sellières in two is 48.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sellières | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sellières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Sellières has 250 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.8 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,750 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
26 houses and apartments changed hands in Sellières from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €8.94/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Sellières. Best known first.
Sellières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Site industriel des forges de Baudin: Photo: Oeil Comtois · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Sellières.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellières | 737 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 6.8 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 10 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Tavaux | 3,888 | 16 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 17 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sellières is a commune of 737 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
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.