Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 204 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Verges is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Verges does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verges.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
16% are under 15, between Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 20% of the population. At 44, the median resident of Verges sits in the middle of the age range.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Verges | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.8% of working residents in Verges at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,260 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.27/m² a month. Sales in Verges from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Verges’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Verges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verges | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 6 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 7.4 | B | B | C− | B |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 12 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 13 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 18 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Verges is a commune of 204 people in the Communauté d'agglomération ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). 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 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.