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A town of 256 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Joncels is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Joncels does most differently from other towns.
Joncels has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
38% 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 Joncels.
18% of adults hold a degree, below Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 make up nearly one in ten residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.7% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Joncels | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Joncels has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €23,420 a year per consumption unit, below Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Joncels holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. At the census, 5.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Joncels. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.87/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Joncels. Best known first.
Joncels has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lunas: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Joncels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joncels | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 6.4 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 9.3 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 14 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 17 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Canet | 3,619 | 18 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Joncels is a commune of 256 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc. 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.