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Some 1,007 people live in this town, in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,888/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. Getting around depends on the car (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac 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.
Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vivien, in Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc, 3.8 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac.
13.9% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.7% of residents. Children are just over a tenth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac is Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc, 7.5 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 85 per 100 expected, in line with Gironde’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88).
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,888/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,888/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac yet.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac is a commune of 1,007 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac | 1,007 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 2,838 | 7.4 | D− | C | D− | C |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 5,872 | 7.7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 3,100 | 10 | D | C− | D | B |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde Charente-Maritime | 3,180 | 11 | D− | D | D | C |
| Semussac Charente-Maritime | 2,585 | 13 | B− | C | A | B |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Charente-Maritime | 5,092 | 14 | D | D | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,888/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac grades B for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.