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It is a town of 594 residents in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Jal has none. 17% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Jal does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Jal; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jal.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with Corrèze’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%. The median resident of Saint-Jal is 50.6 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jal | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Jal; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 7.7%, lower than both Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Jal holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 4.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
18 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Jal from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Jal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Gall: Photo: Silassouille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Jal as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jal is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo. 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
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 November 4, 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.