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Largest city in the Jura department: the 2026 ranking

The 492 towns of the Jura department (39) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in the Jura department is Dole, with 24,654 inhabitants (ranked 375th in France by population). The largest town by area is Saint-Claude (70 km²). The most densely populated is Lons-le-Saunier, with 2,276 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Mérona has only 9 inhabitants.

The Jura department has 266,940 inhabitants over 4,999 km², a density of 53 inhabitants per km², 2.1 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 9.3% of the population of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Franche-Comté): see the ranking of the largest cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

The 20 largest cities in the Jura department by population

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Dole 24,654 38 642 375th
2 Lons-le-Saunier 17,480 7.7 2,276 572nd
3 Saint-Claude 8,594 70 122 1,259th
4 Champagnole 8,456 20 419 1,284th
5 Hauts de Bienne 5,294 23 225 2,150th
6 Poligny 4,351 51 85 2,639th
7 Tavaux 3,995 14 288 2,878th
8 Les Rousses 3,818 38 100 3,021st
9 Montmorot 3,607 11 318 3,192nd
10 Arbois 3,306 45 73 3,478th
11 Damparis 2,650 8.9 299 4,284th
12 Salins-les-Bains 2,526 25 102 4,486th
13 Morbier 2,519 42 61 4,495th
14 Saint-Amour 2,477 12 213 4,557th
15 Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude 2,438 24 103 4,629th
16 Foucherans 2,328 7.7 302 4,832nd
17 Moirans-en-Montagne 2,217 27 83 5,076th
18 Coteaux du Lizon 2,212 15 143 5,090th
19 Saint-Aubin 1,916 34 57 5,802nd
20 Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux 1,858 18 106 5,946th

Largest towns by area in the Jura department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Saint-Claude 8,594 70 122 539th
2 Longchaumois 1,170 58 20 849th
3 Mignovillard 925 54 17 977th
4 Poligny 4,351 51 85 1,091st
5 Arbois 3,306 45 73 1,518th
6 Morbier 2,519 42 61 1,871st
7 Septmoncel les Molunes 837 40 21 2,101st
8 Grande-Rivière Château 661 39 17 2,181st
9 Hauteroche 999 39 26 2,213th
10 Chissey-sur-Loue 328 39 9 2,261st

Most densely populated towns in the Jura department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Lons-le-Saunier 17,480 7.7 2,276 400th
2 Dole 24,654 38 642 1,466th
3 Champagnole 8,456 20 419 2,176th
4 Messia-sur-Sorne 929 2.7 345 2,614th
5 Montmorot 3,607 11 318 2,847th
6 Foucherans 2,328 7.7 302 2,984th
7 Damparis 2,650 8.9 299 3,018th
8 Tavaux 3,995 14 288 3,132nd
9 Le Vernois 301 1.1 279 3,238th
10 Macornay 1,053 4.6 229 3,979th

All towns in the Jura department (492)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Other departments in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Côte-d'Or (21) Doubs (25) Nièvre (58) Haute-Saône (70) Saône-et-Loire (71) Yonne (89) Territoire de Belfort (90) All departments

Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.

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