A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.4%
20% of households are one person living alone, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 40% of households are headed by a retired person. The median age in Jaunac is 48.2, higher than in three quarters of compared French towns. The town is home to 125 residents in 51 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Jaunac
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Jaunac, 14% of its 69 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
Jaunac had 140 residents at the 2012 census and 125 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 14% of its homes
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
25% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 9.4% moved in within the last two years. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By its share of empty homes (12%), Jaunac is above 90% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Jaunac has changed by −11%, slower than 98% of compared French towns
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 Ardèche town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −9% and the next six −2%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 77% of compared French towns: 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Jaunac 48.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Put another way, about one in nine: 11% of residents are 15 to 24. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 30%, a higher share than 75% 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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. The typical household size is 2.4 people.
Median standard of living: €24,130 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.
Living standards centre on €24,130 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 20%, a higher share than 83% 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
Put another way, about one in ten: one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. As a yardstick, 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).
Fewer immigrants than 88% of compared French towns: 2.3%
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.
The share of foreign nationals is 1.6%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 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.
53% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 97% 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 25% in the typical compared French town, 24% of residents 15 and over are single here. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Jaunac, 12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns
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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 35% in Jaunac. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 125 to 2,582 people, the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Jaunac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaunac | 48.2 | 18% | 14% | 2.3% |
| Le Cheylard 2,803 · 1.7 mi | 56.8 | 38% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 2,501 · 10.4 mi | 57.9 | 38% | 36% | 5.9% |
| Tence 3,111 · 14.3 mi | 51.6 | 29% | 19% | 1.9% |
| Privas 8,538 · 16.4 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 18 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
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 Jaunac
What is the population of Jaunac?
125 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (140).
How old are Jaunac’s residents?
The median age is 48.2, older than 75% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Jaunac?
10, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Jaunac?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Jaunac?
€24,130 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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