Lons-le-Saunier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lons-le-Saunier (INSEE 39300) is in Jura (39), part of CA ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération). Population 16,618 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/39300-lons-le-saunier
Vitality score
Vitality score 70/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 1,448 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.7 | 25 | 17.45 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MENTHE SAUVAGE · BOILLOD · AU PAIN D'ANTAN · PATISSERIE ROUGET DE LISLE). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE BIOJURASSIENNE · BOUCHERIE GAUTIER · LA COMTOISE DES VIANDES - JEAN ROYER · MARCHE PAYSAN · SARL ERIC BONIN). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES BALCONS DE VAL THORENS ALIMENTATION · EPICERIE EXOTIQUE AKWABA MAMA OSAVEURS D'AFRIQUE ET D'AILLEURS · BIOCOOP · MARCHE FRAIS · UNIVERS CAFE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LEDO MARKET · CONVIV'LEDO SHOP · CARREFOUR MARKET · GREECE 38). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (CHEZ L'ARTISAN FROMAGER). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (SAINT GEORGE S.A.S). [3,4]
67 × Restaurant (LE PUB IRLANDAIS · CROUSTIL · LA LANTERNA · CASA D'ITALIA). [3,4]
26 × Café / bar (LE TROQUET · LA VIGNE · BAR DES MOUILLERES · CAFE DU CHEMIN DE FER · CAFE DE LA PERLE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J.J.ROUSSEAU). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BERNARD CLAVEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRIAND · COLLEGE ROUGET DE LISLE · COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY · COLLEGE ET LYCEE MIXTE). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT PAUDEX, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU PERROD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE GORKA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA CHERMI, MÉDECIN · DIDIER PARIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MALLET · PHARMACIE DES 3 P · GRANDE PHARMACIE DES MOUILLERES · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA MARJORIE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DES ARCADES). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (LONS PRESSE 4 FEUILLES RP · LONS LE SAUNIER CENTRE SOCIAL AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (CENTRE CULTUREL COMMUNAUTAIRE DES CORDELIERS MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION · 39 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DU JURA). [3]
3 × Cinema (MEGARAMA · 4 C · LE PALACE). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE JEAN MICHEL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU STADE · SALLE TSCHAEN · GYMNASE COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · LYCEE AGRICOLE DE MANCY). [3]
15 × Bank (CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRIC LONS LE SAUNIER · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · CREDIT MUTUEL ENSEIGNANT FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
37 × Hairdresser (HAIRCOIF · PERROT MARIE-PIERRE · BON LILIANE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DU BERYL · HOTEL DU PARC · LE GRILL · HOTEL TERMINUS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA MARJORIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | LA MENTHE SAUVAGE · BOILLOD · AU PAIN D'ANTAN · PATISSERIE ROUGET DE LISLE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE BIOJURASSIENNE · BOUCHERIE GAUTIER · LA COMTOISE DES VIANDES - JEAN ROYER · MARCHE PAYSAN · SARL ERIC BONIN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | LES BALCONS DE VAL THORENS ALIMENTATION · EPICERIE EXOTIQUE AKWABA MAMA OSAVEURS D'AFRIQUE ET D'AILLEURS · BIOCOOP · MARCHE FRAIS · UNIVERS CAFE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | INTERMARCHE · LEDO MARKET · CONVIV'LEDO SHOP · CARREFOUR MARKET · GREECE 38 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | CHEZ L'ARTISAN FROMAGER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | SAINT GEORGE S.A.S | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 67 | LE PUB IRLANDAIS · CROUSTIL · LA LANTERNA · CASA D'ITALIA | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 97 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 26 | LE TROQUET · LA VIGNE · BAR DES MOUILLERES · CAFE DU CHEMIN DE FER · CAFE DE LA PERLE | INSEE SIRENE 26 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J.J.ROUSSEAU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BERNARD CLAVEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRIAND · COLLEGE ROUGET DE LISLE · COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY · COLLEGE ET LYCEE MIXTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | LAURENT PAUDEX, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU PERROD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE GORKA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA CHERMI, MÉDECIN · DIDIER PARIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE MALLET · PHARMACIE DES 3 P · GRANDE PHARMACIE DES MOUILLERES · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA MARJORIE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | LONS PRESSE 4 FEUILLES RP · LONS LE SAUNIER CENTRE SOCIAL AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 2 | CENTRE CULTUREL COMMUNAUTAIRE DES CORDELIERS MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION · 39 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DU JURA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | MEGARAMA · 4 C · LE PALACE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | LYCEE JEAN MICHEL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU STADE · SALLE TSCHAEN · GYMNASE COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · LYCEE AGRICOLE DE MANCY | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 15 | CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRIC LONS LE SAUNIER · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · CREDIT MUTUEL ENSEIGNANT FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 37 | HAIRCOIF · PERROT MARIE-PIERRE · BON LILIANE | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DU BERYL · HOTEL DU PARC · LE GRILL · HOTEL TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA MARJORIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 17,353 (2012) → 16,618 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 19,144 (1990) → 16,618 (2023): -13.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,050, of which 5.4 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lons-le-Saunier): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lons-le-Saunier): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lons-le-Saunier): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lons-le-Saunier): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lons-le-Saunier): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LONS LE SAUNIER weather station, 3.9 km away at 298 m; the village itself is at 260 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LONS LE SAUNIER, 3.9 km away at 298 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,141 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LONS LE SAUNIER, 3.9 km away at 298 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
278 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 1,743 € per m² of built surface. [11]
1,104 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 104,645 € — 1,481 € per m². [11]
The median across Jura is 1,428 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39300/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://lonslesaunier.fr/les-marches-de-lons-le-saunier/— “Le jeudi matin , retrouvez le marché alimentaire place de Verdun jusqu'à 12h. Le jeudi toute la journée , la place du 11 Novembre accueille le marché de produits manufacturés. Un petit marché de producteurs locaux est également proposé le mercredi de 16h à 19h, place du 11 Novembre . Enfin, le samedi matin , le marché du cours Sully se tient de 8h à 13h .”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39300/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39300/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39300/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39300
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 74 | 71 km SE | 16,222 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 503 km SW | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 490 km W | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fécamp | 76 | 514 km NW | 17,313 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 51 % |
| Gaillac | 81 | 421 km SW | 16,162 | 69.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 315 km S | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 74 | 71 km SE | 16,222 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 315 km S | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gaillac | 81 | 421 km SW | 16,162 | 69.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 490 km W | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 503 km SW | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fécamp | 76 | 514 km NW | 17,313 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 51 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Lons-le-Saunier's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 490 km W | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 315 km NW | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vendôme | 41 | 361 km W | 15,758 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Toul | 54 | 224 km N | 15,768 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montévrain | 77 | 323 km NW | 15,687 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 10 | 247 km NW | 14,959 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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