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A town of 223 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vers-sous-Sellières falls below the line for grades. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of residents.
The 2 things Vers-sous-Sellières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vers-sous-Sellières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble industriel des forges de Baudin (également sur commune de Sellières), in Toulouse-le-Château, 1.8 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vers-sous-Sellières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vers-sous-Sellières.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. 16% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Jura’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Vers-sous-Sellières by age and the one in the middle is 45.1.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vers-sous-Sellières | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vers-sous-Sellières has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,180 a year per consumption unit. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Vers-sous-Sellières recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Vers-sous-Sellières. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vers-sous-Sellières yet.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vers-sous-Sellières is a commune of 223 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Haute Seille. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vers-sous-Sellières | 223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 8.2 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Montmorot | 3,261 | 10 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 16,618 | 10 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Tavaux | 3,888 | 16 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Damparis | 2,587 | 18 | B | A− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.