Val-Sonnette has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 25% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Val-Sonnette with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-Sonnette.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Val-Sonnette works less well than 98% of compared French towns
2.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 5.9%, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 150 jobs are based in Val-Sonnette, for 600 working residents (0.3 per worker).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Val-Sonnette, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Val-Sonnette costs less than in Jura’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,463/m², below Jura’s towns (€1,658/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Sales in Val-Sonnette from July 2023 to June 2026: 41 houses and apartments. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,463/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Val-Sonnette€1,463/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Jura median€1,658/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,467/m²
40
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.52 to €12.30/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Porte du Jura
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Val-Sonnette sees fewer deaths than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Jura live to 85.1 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 111 deaths in Val-Sonnette from 2016 to 2025; there were 86, 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Val-Sonnette is Ch Lons, 6.4 mi away.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Val-Sonnette · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lons
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lons
85.1 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Jura, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Val-Sonnette keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Val-Sonnette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A younger town: only 21% of people in Val-Sonnette are 65 or over, fewer than in Jura’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Residents of Val-Sonnette have a median age of 46.5.
46.5median age
Val-SonnetteJura medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Val-Sonnette
Is Val-Sonnette safe?
Val-Sonnette has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Val-Sonnette expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Val-Sonnette grades A− for cost of living.
About Val-Sonnette
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Val-Sonnette is a commune of 1,318 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
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.
