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JanailhacHaute-Vienne

A town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 524 people.

Population

524

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.94

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,130

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Janailhac a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Janailhac falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.

What makes Janailhac stand out

The one thing Janailhac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Yrieix et Saint-Eutrope · Inscrit · Photo: Art.historian.fr · CC BY-SA 4.0

Janailhac’s story

Janailhac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Janailhac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Cécile Sabourdy, born in 1893, is the one person born in Janailhac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1987First protected: Église Saint-Yrieix et Saint-Eutrope
2003Most recently protected: Tour du Mazet

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Janailhac.

History

Old homes shape Janailhac: 28% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Janailhac; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

13th c.

oldest protected part

1987

first monument protected

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Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Janailhac?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Janailhac are under 15, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.

42.6median age

JanailhacHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Haute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat28%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Janailhac
	Janailhac	Haute-Vienne median	France median
Under 15	20%	16%	17%
15–24	8.9%	9.2%	11%
25–44	23%	20%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	20%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	28%	18%	18%
Higher education	24%	30%	30%

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Ages42.6 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Janailhac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Janailhac has lower unemployment than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Janailhac has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €25,130 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Janailhac, 0.2 per working resident

4.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,130

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,130 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.4 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Janailhac83.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Arsène BonneaudNearest collègeCollège	Collège	65	83%−8 pts

83.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges83.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Janailhac is €9.94/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Janailhac.

€9.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Janailhac€9.94/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²

€9.94/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.27/m² a month)

€9.33/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.94/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Janailhac

13pages on Janailhac

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.6 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Janailhac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Tour du MazetHouse · 15th c.

Église Saint-Yrieix et Saint-EutropeChurch · 13th & 16th c.

Photo credits

Tour du Mazet: Photo: Art.historian.fr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Yrieix et Saint-Eutrope: Photo: Art.historian.fr · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Janailhac

One notable person was born in Janailhac.

Their page →

Cécile SabourdyFrench painter · 1893–1970

Janailhac’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 Haute-Vienne →

NexonBosmie-l'AiguilleBoisseuilCondat-sur-VienneSaint-Yrieix-la-PercheIsleJanailhac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Janailhac	524	—	—	—	—	—
Nexon	2,548	2.7	—	B⁺	—	B
Bosmie-l'Aiguille	2,667	8.2	—	B⁺	—	A
Boisseuil	3,010	9.2	A⁺	B⁻	A	A⁺
Condat-sur-Vienne	5,281	9.6	B	C⁺	A	B
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche	6,830	9.6	A⁻	A	B	C
Isle	7,995	11	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	A⁻

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

About Janailhac

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Janailhac is a commune of 524 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nexon Monts de Chalus. 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: 524 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Pays de Nexon Monts de Chalus
Département: Haute-Vienne (87)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 7.2 sq mi (18.6 km²)
INSEE code: 87077

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.