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SyamJura

The town has 184 residents and lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

184

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.14

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,820

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Syam a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Syam falls below the line for grades. 15% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.

What makes Syam stand out

The 2 things Syam does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 54.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam · Classé · Photo: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Syam’s story

Syam in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Syam counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1993First protected: Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Syam.

Who lives here

Few people in Syam are 15 to 24: 4.3%, fewer than in both Jura’s towns and compared French towns

17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Jura’s towns (14%). Typical age in Syam: 54.5, the median.

54.5median age

SyamJura medianFrance median

Jura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Syam
	Syam	Jura median	France median
Under 15	17%	14%	17%
15–24	4.3%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	31%	27%	22%
No diploma	14%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	31%	28%	30%

Full pageSyam’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.5 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Syam?”

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

History

Syam keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Syam is Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam 18th & 19th c.

18th c.

oldest protected part

1993

first monument protected

Full pageSyam’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Syam?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Syam are out of work than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%

The median disposable income was €27,820 a year per consumption unit, above Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 6.6% of working residents in Syam at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Syam, 0.2 per working resident

3.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,820

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSyam’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,820 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Syam92.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège les LouatauxNearest collègeCollège	Collège	98	92%±0 pts

92.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageSyam’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Syam is €11.14/m² a month

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

Syam recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Syam€11.14/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Jura median€10.38/m²

€11.14/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.92 to €15.67/m² a month)

€11.52/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSyam’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.14/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Syam and 7 more in and around Syam

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Syam. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Syamin town AttractionAttractionForges de Syamin town MuseumMuseumÉcomusée les Forgesin town AttractionAttractionPertes de l'Ain2.7 km north, in Sirod ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sirod4.5 km northeast, in Sirod Art galleryArt galleryBiz’art Biz’art2.2 km southwest, in Le Vaudioux

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Syam

13pages on Syam

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.1 mi away Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors99% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Ensemble métallurgique des forges de SyamMonument · 18th & 19th c.

Classé

Château (ancien)Château · 12th & 13th c. · in Montrond, 8.5 mi

Classé

Villages palafittes du lac ChalainPublic building · Prehistory · in Doucier, 8.6 mi

Classé

Croix de cheminCross · 15th c. · in Mignovillard, 9.7 mi

Photo credits

Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam: Photo: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Syam

One notable person was born in Syam.

Their page →

Lucien DalozRoman Catholic archbishop (1930–2012)

Syam’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 →

ChampagnoleHauts de BiennePolignyLes RoussesArboisSyam

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Syam	184	—	—	—	—	—
Champagnole	8,036	3.7	A	B⁺	B⁻	B
Hauts de Bienne	5,032	13	B	A	C	C
Poligny	3,976	15	A⁺	A	C⁺	B⁺
Les Rousses	3,740	16	A⁻	B	C	A
Arbois	3,114	16	A⁺	A⁻	A	C⁺

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

About Syam

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Syam is a commune of 184 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

Population: 184 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura
Département: Jura (39)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
INSEE code: 39523

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 October 30, 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.