Older than 96% of compared French towns: half of Junhac is over 57
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 286 residents in Junhac, living in 130 households. 3.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Where just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Junhac has 0.8%.
Throughout this page, the Cantal 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 Junhac
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 96 second homes and occasional dwellings in Junhac, 40% of its 240 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Junhac’s residents are under 57 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Junhac had 320 residents at the 2012 census and 286 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 40% 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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Junhac comes in at 4.2%. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Locally, 5.3% of households have no car.
Slower than most: −11% since 2012, behind 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −3% for the median Cantal town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
Junhac sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (5.9%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Junhac 57. The median compared French town: 44.
34% of Junhac’s residents are 65 or older, against 28% in the median Cantal town and 22% in the median compared French town; 14% are under 18. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
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%.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 98% 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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.2 people each. Junhac has fewer couples with children than 64% of compared French towns, at 22%. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 11% locally.
€22,980 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
The median standard of living in Junhac is €22,980 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Junhac: 37% of households are headed by a retired person, above 74% 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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 75% of compared French towns: 3.8% of residents are immigrants
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 median compared commune in Cantal has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 75% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals account for 3.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 91% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The share of single residents trails 81% of compared French towns: 22%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 86% 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
22% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (286 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Junhac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junhac | 57 | 34% | 40% | 3.8% |
| Decazeville 5,020 · 13.4 mi | 53.8 | 35% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 13.7 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Aubin 3,444 · 14.6 mi | 56.5 | 35% | 5.7% | 5% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 15.2 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 15.5 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
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 Junhac
What is the population of Junhac?
286 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (320).
How old are Junhac’s residents?
The median age is 57, older than 96% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Junhac?
96, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Junhac?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Junhac?
€22,980 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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