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A town of 1,343 in Gard, Occitanie.
Junas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment. At the median price of €3,186/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Junas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Junas 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Junas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Junas. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau d'Aubais2.5 km southeast, in Aubais
ChâteauChâteau de Sommières2.8 km northwest, in SommièresChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aujargues1.9 km north, in AujarguesArchaeological siteArchaeological siteVillage préhistorique de Fontbouisse4.5 km north, in VillevieilleFortFortEnceinte de Boisseron3.3 km west, in BoisseronPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Junas.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Junas is below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,186/m², above both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,186/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Junas comes above both Gard’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Maintenon PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 100%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 98%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For Junas, that is above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Junas | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Gard’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Junas sits above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Junas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in the graded categories in Junas in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 100.0% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Junas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Junas yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junas | 1,343 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Aubais | 2,925 | 1.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| Sommières | 5,073 | 2.1 | D | C | D− | D |
| Aigues-Vives | 3,331 | 3.5 | C+ | C− | A | B− |
| Calvisson | 6,486 | 3.8 | C | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux | 3,659 | 4.1 | C | C− | C | B |
| Vergèze | 5,788 | 5.3 | C+ | C− | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Junas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. 98% of 165 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Lucie Aubrac in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.15/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Junas grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Junas is a commune of 1,343 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.