Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.7% of households have no car
With residents aged 65 and over at 16%, Jayat is behind 86% of compared French towns on that count. Locally, 27% of households are one person living alone. 14% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 80% of compared French towns. There were 520 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 1,261 residents.
Throughout this page, the Ain median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Jayat
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 6.6% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 83% of compared French towns: Jayat changed by +16% since 2012
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +8%, and from 2017 to 2023 +7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ain town +13%.
Half of Jayat is under 39, younger than 84% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Jayat 39. The median compared French town: 44.
The census found that 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in Jayat.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Jayat: 34% of households are couples with children, above 91% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
6.6% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.4 people. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Jayat sits above 72% of compared French towns for second homes (4.1%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
5.3% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. In Jayat, 9.4% of households rent social housing (HLM). The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €26,090 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,090 a year: higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
25% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 96% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional: 11% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. On households headed by a retired person, Jayat sits lower than 77% of compared French towns: 27%. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.8% of residents are immigrants, below 83% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Foreign nationals: 1.9%, below 80% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Ain has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 90% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 46% of residents 15 and over are married here. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 71% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school have no qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Jayat. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,261 to 2,582 people), the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Jayat is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayat | 39 | 16% | 4.1% | 2.8% |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse 2,743 · 2.2 mi | 49.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 4.4% |
| Attignat 3,409 · 6 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Bâgé-Dommartin 4,050 · 7.9 mi | 43.6 | 19% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| Polliat 2,741 · 8.1 mi | 45.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Viriat 7,102 · 9.7 mi | 43 | 20% | 1.8% | 6.8% |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois 2,584 · 10.1 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Jayat
What is the population of Jayat?
1,261 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (1,091).
How old are Jayat’s residents?
The median age is 39, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Jayat?
24, with occasional dwellings: 4.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Jayat?
INSEE counts 36 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Jayat?
€26,090 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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