In Jonquières, 24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
The figure for households without a car is 3.9% in Jonquières and 11% in the typical compared French town. The town had 590 residents in 240 households at the 2023 census. About one in 15: that is how common flats are in Jonquières (6.8%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Hérault median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Jonquières
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 31 second homes and occasional dwellings in Jonquières, 10% of its 300 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Jonquières had 393 residents at the 2012 census and 590 in 2023, up 50%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 88% of compared French towns: 10%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Long tenure is the mark of 20% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 7.8% (under two years). In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. At 6.8%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Jonquières has grown +50%, faster than 99% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +21%, and from 2017 to 2023 +24%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Hérault town +13%.
Jonquières ranks below 95% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Jonquières 40.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 20% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 40.7, Jonquières is younger than three quarters of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Above 78% of compared French towns: 31% of households are couples with children
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.4 people. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Locally, nearly one in ten households are single parents.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,580 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €24,580 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
35% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 62% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The census found that 13% of households are headed by a manual worker in Jonquières. On households headed by a manager or professional, Jonquières sits lower than 55% of compared French towns: 8.7%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Jonquières ranks below 82% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 1.8%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Here 4% of residents are immigrants, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. That is lower than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Jonquières: 51% of residents 15 and over are married, above 95% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Where a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Jonquières has 20%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
13% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 83% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Jonquières has 34%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (590 to 2,582 people), the 4th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Jonquières is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonquières | 40.7 | 20% | 10% | 4% |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 6,427 · 2.2 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| Gignac 6,651 · 3.9 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 3.1% | 8.4% |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 9,461 · 4 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
| Canet 3,619 · 4.7 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 3.2% | 4% |
| Aniane 2,979 · 5.5 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Lodève 7,251 · 9.1 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 5.1% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Jonquières
What is the population of Jonquières?
590 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 50% more than in 2012 (393).
How old are Jonquières’ residents?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Jonquières?
31, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Jonquières?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Jonquières?
€24,580 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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