Jouaignes sits below 97% of compared French towns for flats (3.9%)
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Jouaignes, 11%. Here, 7.7% of residents are 15 to 24. Lower than in 64% of compared French towns: 8.3% of households have no car. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 141, in 60 households.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Jouaignes
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Jouaignes, 13% of its 79 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Jouaignes had 155 residents at the 2012 census and 141 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 90% of compared French towns, at 13%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes.
From 2012 to 2023, 96% of compared French towns grew faster than Jouaignes: −9%
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
The median Aisne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −7% and the next six −2%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 18%, a lower share than 79% 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
■ Jouaignes 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Jouaignes is 44.3, higher than in 52% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 25%, a lower share than 94% 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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
With couples with children at 33%, Jouaignes is ahead of 88% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
€25,070 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €25,070 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 57% of compared French towns: 8.3%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For Jouaignes, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 33%. To put it in context, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.8% in Jouaignes, less than in 84% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.8% of residents are foreign nationals in Jouaignes. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 17%, a lower share than 99% 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
The share of married residents stands at 43%. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 67% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Graduates of higher education: 34% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
16th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 141 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Jouaignes: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouaignes | 44.3 | 18% | 13% | 2.8% |
| Fismes 5,850 · 6.7 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Fère-en-Tardenois 2,836 · 6.9 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 2,616 · 9.9 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Belleu 3,659 · 10.1 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Crouy 3,049 · 10.8 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| Soissons 28,046 · 11.1 mi | 42.5 | 23% | 1.2% | 15% |
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 Jouaignes
What is the population of Jouaignes?
141 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (155).
How old are Jouaignes’ residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Jouaignes?
11, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Jouaignes?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Jouaignes?
€25,070 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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