Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Junhac.
Who lives here
Junhac has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Just over a third of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
57median age
JunhacCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Junhac keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Junhac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Junhac are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 1.7%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.5% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Junhac: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.6 each). Half of residents lived on more than €22,980 a year per consumption unit, below Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Junhac, 0.6 per working resident
1.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Junhac
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Junhac is a commune of 286 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. 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
286 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne
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.