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A town of 317 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Janaillat falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 32% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
The 2 things Janaillat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Janaillat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes du château, in Bourganeuf, 6.6 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Janaillat.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. 33% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Janaillat | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,970 a year per consumption unit, near Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 5.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 7.7% of working residents in Janaillat didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Janaillat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Janaillat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Janaillat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janaillat | 317 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 9.8 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 9.8 | B− | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Janaillat is a commune of 317 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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.