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VitreuxJura

Population 250: a town in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Vitreux a good place to live?

Vitreux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne)
Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY 4.0
Vitreux’s story

Vitreux in pictures

Vitreux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1952First protected: Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vitreux.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Vitreux, above Jura’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Half of Vitreux is older than 42, half younger.

42median age
VitreuxJura medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vitreux
VitreuxJura medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–249.3%10%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+16%27%22%
No diploma16%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education29%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Vitreux keeps more of its old housing than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Vitreux is Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1952
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Vitreux has lower unemployment than Jura’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 150 residents in work, Vitreux has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,680 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Vitreux, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vitreux is €10.99/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Vitreux recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vitreux€10.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Jura median€10.38/m²
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €14.22/m² a month)
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Étrabonne and 2 more in and around Vitreux

Heritage and family days out in and near Vitreux. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vitreux

12pages on Vitreux

Landmarks

Vitreux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Abbaye cistercienne d'Acey (ancienne): Photo: JGS25 · CC BY 4.0

Famous people from Vitreux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vitreux yet.

How we find them →

Vitreux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Jura →
Saint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesAuxonneÉcole-ValentinGraySaint-VitLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesAuxonneÉcole-ValentinGrayVitreux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vitreux250—————
Saint-Vit Doubs5,1337.2A−C+B−B+
Les Auxons Doubs2,53313—C—A−
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,66114—C−—A
Auxonne Côte-d'Or7,58114C+A−C+C
École-Valentin Doubs2,57914A−C−B+A+
Gray Haute-Saône5,36514C−AD−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vitreux

Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vitreux is a commune of 250 people in the Communauté de communes Jura Nord. 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

Population
250 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Jura Nord
Département
Jura (39)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code
39581

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.