Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 498 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Jarnages is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Jarnages does most differently from other towns.
Jarnages has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
23% 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 Jarnages.
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, higher than Creuse’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Jarnages is 49.3 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Jarnages | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Jarnages is Église Saint-Michel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jarnages has 350 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,080 a year per consumption unit.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Jarnages. The sales split: 84% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Jarnages’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Jarnages 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarnages | 498 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 8.6 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 10 | B− | A | D | D |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 16 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jarnages is a commune of 498 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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 October 30, 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.