Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 298 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vernantois out for now. 13% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Vernantois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernantois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.
48% 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 Vernantois.
Degrees are held by two in five adults, above both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Half of Vernantois is older than 48.7, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vernantois | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernantois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Vernantois counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €25,440 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.7 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aristide BriandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 96%+3 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 sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Vernantois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Vernantois. Best known first.
Manor houseThermes Lédonia5 km north, in Lons-le-SaunierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courbouzon4.4 km northwest, in CourbouzonTheme parkTheme parkLe Jardin Fantastique1.5 km southeast, in Saint-MaurMuseumMuseumMusée de Véhicules Anciens4.3 km north, in PerrignyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The list names few of Vernantois’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vernantois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernantois | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 3.3 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 4.1 | B | B | C− | B |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 16 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 16 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 18 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vernantois is a commune of 298 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 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.