Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 559 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Jumeaux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Jumeaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Jumeaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean, in Esteil, 1.9 mi away.
38% 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 Jumeaux.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Jumeaux in two is 50.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Jumeaux | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,820 a year per consumption unit. 6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Jumeaux, 88.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.8 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marguerite ThomasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel François RabelaisNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 25 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Jumeaux recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Jumeaux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines3.1 km west, in Brassac-les-MinesChâteauChâteauChâteau Cocu3.2 km northwest, in Auzat-la-CombelleMuseumMuseumLa Virée d'Antan - Musée de la Locomotion2.5 km southwest, in Brassac-les-MinesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Jumeaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Jumeaux.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeaux | 559 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 1.2 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 2.2 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 9 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 9.6 | B− | A | D | B |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jumeaux is a commune of 559 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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 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.