Only 1.5% of homes are flats in La Jard
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 426 people lived in La Jard, in 180 households. In La Jard, 4% of households have no car. The share of households headed by a manual worker is 22%, against 14% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Charente-Maritime 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 La Jard
Growing fast
La Jard had 346 residents at the 2012 census and 426 in 2023, up 23%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of La Jard’s residents are under 38.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+23% since 2012, a pace 93% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
The first five years brought +22%; the six to 2023, +1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Charente-Maritime town +8%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of compared French towns: 14%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Jard 38.2. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 38.2, La Jard is younger than 88% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
29% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 81% 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 Charente-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 29% of households are couples with children in La Jard. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Census figures put single-parent households at 8.2% locally.
A higher share of second homes than 70% of compared French towns, at 3.9%
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
The share of empty homes tops nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 8.2%. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 12% of households moved in; at the other end, 17% have stayed 30 years or more.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,780 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,780 a year: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
5.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 78% 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
In La Jard, 28% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 1.9%, a lower share than 93% of compared French towns
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.
Foreign nationals: 0.7% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. The median compared commune in Charente-Maritime has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
La Jard sits below 87% of compared French towns for single residents (21%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; La Jard has 40%. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 22%, a lower share than 79% 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
In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in La Jard, 16%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 426 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
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).
No nearby town is as young as La Jard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Jard | 38.2 | 14% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Pons 4,343 · 5.4 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| Chaniers 3,651 · 5.7 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 4% | 2% |
| Saintes 25,363 · 6.8 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.7% | 5.5% |
| Gémozac 3,052 · 7.6 mi | 51.9 | 32% | 7.4% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux 2,843 · 10.1 mi | 51.3 | 30% | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| Val-de-Cognac 3,471 · 12.4 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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 La Jard
What is the population of La Jard?
426 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% more than in 2012 (346).
How old are La Jard’s residents?
The median age is 38.2, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Jard?
8, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Jard?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Jard?
€24,780 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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