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A town of 1,176 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Jegun a good place to live?

Jegun has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Jegun stand out

The one thing Jegun does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Jegun grades

Each subject compares Jegun 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.

How grading works

WalkabilityC−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income8.2% unemploymentCOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C and AB+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Chapelle Saint-Michel de Tremblade
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Tremblade · Inscrit · Photo: Slideseb · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jegun’s story

Jegun in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Jegun, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Pigeonnier-porche de Puntis
  • 1979Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Michel de Tremblade
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jegun.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Only 4.2% of commuters in Jegun go to work without a car, fewer than in Gers’ towns and compared French towns

For Jegun, that is below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.2% of the labour force are out of work. Jegun has 200 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Jegun, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A−

The median sale price of homes in Jegun is €1,436/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That is the middle of 38 sales of houses and apartments in Jegun from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,500/m² for the median of compared towns in Gers.

€1,436/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Jegun€1,436/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,436/m²38
€10.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.41/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B+

Jegun’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 66% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 102 residents of Jegun died, against 124 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.

−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Jegun · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
10.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

Who lives here

More people in Jegun hold a degree than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 33%

Jegun sits above both Gers’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.

49.2median age
JegunGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Jegun
JegunGers medianFrance median
Under 1515%13%17%
15–249.6%8.5%11%
25–4420%18%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+25%34%22%
No diploma14%25%19%
CAP or BEP24%24%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education33%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Jegun keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Jegun above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Jegun, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Nearby attractions

Château Lescout and 2 more in and around Jegun

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Jegun. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jegun

14pages on Jegun

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Jegun, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Michel de Tremblade: Photo: Slideseb · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Jegun

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Jegun yet.

How we find them →

Jegun’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gers →
Vic-FezensacAuchFleurancePavieCondomLectoureVic-FezensacAuchFleurancePavieCondomLectoureJegun
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jegun1,176——A−—B+
Vic-Fezensac3,5777.5AA−BB−
Auch22,42810BB+DB−
Fleurance6,24712C+A−C+B+
Pavie2,56612—B—B+
Condom6,47314B+AC+C+
Lectoure3,67015AB+A+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Jegun

Is Jegun safe?

Jegun has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Jegun expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Jegun grades A− for cost of living.

About Jegun

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Jegun is a commune of 1,176 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne. 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

Population
1,176 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
15.2 sq mi (39.2 km²)
INSEE code
32162

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.