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With 352 residents, it is a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Villette-lès-Arbois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Villette-lès-Arbois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villette-lès-Arbois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison paternelle de Pasteur, in Arbois, 1.6 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villette-lès-Arbois. Best known first.
MuseumMaison de Louis Pasteur à Arbois2.6 km southeast, in Arbois
AttractionTour Gloriette3.2 km southeast, in Arbois
MuseumMusée de la vigne et du vin du Jura3.1 km southeast, in ArboisAttractionAttractionChâteau Bontemps2.9 km southeast, in ArboisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Genne Mont-Sainte Marie2.5 km east, in Montigny-lès-ArsuresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villette-lès-Arbois.
13% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Jura’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 25% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villette-lès-Arbois | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 7.1%. Villette-lès-Arbois has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,570 a year per consumption unit, near both Jura’s towns (€24,890) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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 6.4 mi off. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 100%+4 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.
Villette-lès-Arbois recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villette-lès-Arbois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villette-lès-Arbois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villette-lès-Arbois | 352 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 1.8 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 6.5 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 14 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Dole | 23,840 | 17 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Tavaux | 3,888 | 18 | A | B+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villette-lès-Arbois is a commune of 352 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur 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
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.