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34 people live in this town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Thoissia a good place to live?

Thoissia isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly two in five homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 55% of the population.

What makes Thoissia stand out

The 2 things Thoissia does most differently from other towns.

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Thoissia’s story

Thoissia in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Thoissia 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 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

63% 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 Thoissia.

Who lives here

Thoissia has fewer young adults than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 55% of the town, above both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Thoissia have a median age of 66.5. 29% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Jura 28%, France 30%).

66.5median age
ThoissiaJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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 Thoissia
ThoissiaJura medianFrance median
Under 153.4%14%17%
15–243.4%10%11%
25–4414%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+55%27%22%
No diploma25%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%25%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education29%28%30%

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

History

Thoissia keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 63% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
15th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Thoissia has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

18.2% of Thoissia’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 73% drove.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
Public transport18%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Thoissia, 0.2 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
9%
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 Thoissia than in Jura’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.53/m² a month

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

Thoissia recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thoissia€9.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.45 to €12.20/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Andelot and 2 more in and around Thoissia

Heritage in and near Thoissia. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Thoissia

13pages on Thoissia

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Thoissia

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thoissia yet.

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Thoissia’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 →
Saint-Étienne-du-BoisMontrevel-en-BresseAttignatViriatLouhans-ChâteaurenaudBellignatSaint-Étienne-du-BoisMontrevel-en-BresseAttignatViriatLouhans-ChâteaurenaudBellignatThoissia
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thoissia34—————
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Ain2,58411—B—A+
Montrevel-en-Bresse Ain2,74314B−C+BB−
Attignat Ain3,40915—B−—A
Viriat Ain7,10215B+C+C+C+
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44616BA−C−C+
Bellignat Ain3,52517A−BBA−

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

About Thoissia

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Thoissia is a commune of 34 people in the Communauté de communes Porte du 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
34 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Porte du Jura
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
39532

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.