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Jouy-le-PotierLoiret

1,643 residents make their home in this town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Jouy-le-Potier a good place to live?

At €2,386/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne. Jobs & income is its strong suit (A−) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 3.7% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and C+ for walkability.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Jouy-le-Potier 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.

What makes Jouy-le-Potier stand out

The one thing Jouy-le-Potier does most differently from other towns.

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How Jouy-le-Potier grades

Each subject compares Jouy-le-Potier 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

Jouy-le-Potier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & income3.7% unemploymentA−Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C− and ABOpen →WalkabilityAbout average among the towns comparedC+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 →

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jouy-le-Potier’s story

Jouy-le-Potier in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

  • 1935First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 2002Most recently protected: Château du Lude
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jouy-le-Potier.

Who lives here

Jouy-le-Potier is a graduates’ town: 45% hold a degree, more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% of the town, lower than both Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.

40.8median age
Jouy-le-PotierLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Jouy-le-Potier
Jouy-le-PotierLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–247.3%10%11%
25–4429%23%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+18%23%22%
No diploma8%21%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education45%30%30%

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

HousingCost of living B

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Jouy-le-Potier than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.02/m² a month

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

43 sales of houses and apartments in Jouy-le-Potier, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,386/m².

€2,386/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Jouy-le-Potier€2,386/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,386/m²43
€11.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €12.80/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne

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

History

Jouy-le-Potier has 2 historic monuments, none of them classé

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

Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, higher than both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected

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

HealthHealth B

Jouy-le-Potier has a lower adjusted death rate than 57% of compared French towns

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

The nearest emergency department to Jouy-le-Potier is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 8.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 104 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 89, 14% fewer. Also worth knowing: women in Loiret live to 85.4 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Loiret town has 4 family doctors.

−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Jouy-le-Potier · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
8.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Jouy-le-Potier has lower unemployment than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

The median disposable income was €30,930 a year per consumption unit, above both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.0% of commuters got to work without a car.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Jouy-le-Potier, 0.2 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Lude and 2 more in and around Jouy-le-Potier

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Jouy-le-Potier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jouy-le-Potier

14pages on Jouy-le-Potier

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Jouy-le-Potier

One notable person was born in Jouy-le-Potier.

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Jouy-le-Potier’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 Loiret →
Cléry-Saint-AndréLailly-en-ValLa Ferté-Saint-AubinMeung-sur-LoireSaint-Hilaire-Saint-MesminSaint-AyCléry-Saint-AndréLailly-en-ValLa Ferté-Saint-AubinMeung-sur-LoireSaint-Hilaire-Saint-MesminSaint-AyJouy-le-Potier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jouy-le-Potier1,643——B—B
Cléry-Saint-André3,5966—B—A
Lailly-en-Val3,1016.1A−A−AC
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin7,2846.3ABB+B−
Meung-sur-Loire6,6708ABB−B−
Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin3,2618—C—A+
Saint-Ay3,7668.5A+BA−A−

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

Questions about Jouy-le-Potier

Is Jouy-le-Potier safe?

Jouy-le-Potier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 11.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Jouy-le-Potier expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,386/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jouy-le-Potier grades B for cost of living.

About Jouy-le-Potier

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Jouy-le-Potier is a commune of 1,643 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne. 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
1,643 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
19.6 sq mi (50.7 km²)
INSEE code
45175

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 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.