At D overall, Jonzac ranks #41 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. On that grade it does better than a tenth of compared French towns. Its weakest is safety — an average of 18 recorded violent incidents and 27.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also trails on health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,779/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Jonzac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jonzac.
Safety
Jonzac sees more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Jonzac, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Jonzac show 188 offenses in 2025. This Charente-Maritime town comes 42nd of the 44 compared towns in Charente-Maritime on the Safety Grade. It has 4,350 jobs for 1,200 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
18recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage76
Family violence30
Other physical violence21
Sexual violence20
Burglary17
Vehicle theft16
Theft from vehicles8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence59
Drug use40
Fraud26
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
18
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
188
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
Jonzac skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 36% of residents. Children under 15 make up 10%, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Jonzac by age and the one in the middle is 54.
54median age
JonzacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Jonzac sees more deaths than 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Jonzac records 104 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 700 residents of Jonzac died, against 607 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Jonzac · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jonzac
17.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Jonzac has higher unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 14.2%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,760 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot15%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
4,350
jobs based in Jonzac, 3.6 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Jonzac keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Jonzac is Vieille porte de ville. On the Culture ministry’s list, Jonzac counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2004. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Jonzac gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,779/m²: 120 houses and apartments sold in Jonzac between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.50/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in the town: €1,705/m² for houses, €1,909/m² for apartments.
€1,779/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jonzac€1,779/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,705/m²
85
Apartments
€1,909/m²
35
€11.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €14.90/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #33 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. The bac pass rate near Jonzac is 93.8%, about level with both Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 94% of 182 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
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Jonzac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jonzac
Is Jonzac safe?
It grades D− for safety, #42 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 76 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Jonzac good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns and #33 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Jonzac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,779/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Jonzac grades C+ for cost of living.
About Jonzac
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jonzac is a commune of 3,602 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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.
