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Population 229: a town in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Lescure-Jaoul isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly a quarter of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lescure-Jaoul does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lescure-Jaoul as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin dite Croix de Bleyssoles, in Le Bas Ségala, 3 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lescure-Jaoul.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 11% of residents. Lescure-Jaoul has a median age of 58 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Lescure-Jaoul | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Lescure-Jaoul has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.55/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Lescure-Jaoul.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lescure-Jaoul is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lescure-Jaoul yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lescure-Jaoul | 229 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,271 | 10 | B+ | A− | C | B |
| Carmaux Tarn | 9,872 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | B+ |
| Blaye-les-Mines Tarn | 2,902 | 13 | A− | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Baraqueville | 3,173 | 15 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Cagnac-les-Mines Tarn | 2,621 | 17 | — | B | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Lescure-Jaoul is a commune of 229 people in the Communauté de communes Aveyron Bas Ségala Viaur. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.