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JunhacCantal

A town of 286 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Junhac a good place to live?

Junhac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Junhac stand out

The 2 things Junhac does most differently from other towns.

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Junhac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Junhac’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Junhac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Ferme de Pressoire
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The data

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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

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

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Junhac
JunhacCantal medianFrance median
Under 1512%12%17%
15–245.9%10%11%
25–4416%20%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+34%28%22%
No diploma22%20%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

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
31%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Junhac than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.41/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €6.46/m² a month. Sales in Junhac from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€7.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Junhac€7.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.90 to €9.31/m² a month)
€6.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

La Vallée des Daims and 4 more in and around Junhac

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Junhac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Junhac

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Landmarks

Junhac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Junhac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Junhac yet.

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Junhac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cantal →
DecazevilleArpajon-sur-CèreAubinYtracAurillacDecazevilleArpajon-sur-CèreAubinYtracAurillacJunhac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Junhac286—————
Decazeville Aveyron5,02013CACC
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,36114AA−A+B−
Aubin Aveyron3,44415BA+A+C+
Ytrac4,33915—A—B−
Aurillac26,21415A−AC+C+

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
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.8 sq mi (28 km²)
INSEE code
15082

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 October 30, 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.