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A town of 549 in Marne, Grand Est.
Jâlons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Jâlons has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jâlons.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, lower than both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Line up the people of Jâlons by age and the one in the middle is 41.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Jâlons | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jâlons has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.90/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Jâlons.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jâlons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Jâlons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jâlons | 549 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fagnières | 4,858 | 7.4 | B+ | B+ | B | B+ |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 5,103 | 8 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 42,971 | 9 | D | B | D | C |
| Saint-Memmie | 5,441 | 9.9 | C− | B | C | C+ |
| Épernay | 22,174 | 10 | D | B | D | C− |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 3,080 | 10 | A | A | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Jâlons is a commune of 549 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne. 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.