Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 175 residents in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soucia is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a fifth of homes.
The one thing Soucia does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Soucia as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sites palafittiques, in Clairvaux-les-Lacs, 1.8 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soucia.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Half the people of Soucia are older than 48.1.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Soucia | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,080 a year per consumption unit, above both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.4% of working residents in Soucia didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
General-bac pupils go 12.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des LacsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 94%+2 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.
The market in Soucia: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Soucia. Best known first.
Nothing in Soucia 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 Soucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soucia | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 12 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 13 | B | A | C | C |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 14 | B | B | C− | B |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 16 | A− | B | C | A |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 16 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Soucia is a commune of 175 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
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.