INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Jenzat keeps more of its old housing than Allier or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Jenzat comes above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Jenzat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Jenzat is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Jenzat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%
For Jenzat, that is below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jenzat has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 8.8% of the labour force are out of work.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Jenzat, 0.2 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Jenzat is €1,194/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 32 sales of houses and apartments in Jenzat from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,320/m² for the median of compared towns in Allier.
€1,194/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jenzat€1,194/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,194/m²
32
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €11.24/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Jenzat
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jenzat is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
517 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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