At under 1,000 residents, Jou-sous-Monjou is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly a third of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 45% of residents.
What makes Jou-sous-Monjou stand out
The 2 things Jou-sous-Monjou does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jou-sous-Monjou.
Who lives here
Jou-sous-Monjou has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 45% of the town, higher than both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 6.3% of residents. Among adults, 16% have a degree.
64.1median age
Jou-sous-MonjouCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Jou-sous-Monjou are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how just over one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Jou-sous-Monjou has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Jou-sous-Monjou, 0.8 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Jou-sous-Monjou
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jou-sous-Monjou is a commune of 112 people in the Communauté de communes Cère et Goul en Carladès. 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
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.
