More couples with children than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 5.1% in Jonage. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 6,144, in 2,420 households. Across Jonage, 6.7% of households are headed by a manual worker. Fewer empty homes than in 91% of compared French towns: 3.6%.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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 Jonage
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 5.9% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 54% of compared French towns: Jonage changed by +6% since 2012
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 +2%, and from 2017 to 2023 +4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Rhône town +10%.
Jonage is older than 59% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Jonage 45.3. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (12%), Jonage is above 71% of compared French towns. Lower than in 54% of compared French towns: 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
In Jonage, 23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.5 people on average. Lower than in 96% of compared French towns: 5.9% of households are single parents. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
0.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
In the last two years, 7.1% of households moved in; at the other end, 25% have stayed 30 years or more. By way of comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. On flats, Jonage sits lower than 78% of compared French towns: 15%. Where 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, Jonage has 1%.
€31,700 a year: the median standard of living
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €31,700 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 90% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 5.0%.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 89% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Households headed by a retired person make up about one in three here (33%). By way of comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 62% of compared French towns: 8.3% of residents are immigrants
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.
Foreign nationals account for 3.5%. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Jonage sits above 97% of compared French towns for married residents (52%)
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
In Jonage, 22% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 41%, a higher share than 81% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Jonage. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
21st highest median age among 41 French towns of 6,082 to 6,207
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ostricourt is the youngest (35.8); Le Barcarès the oldest (63.7).
No nearby town is as old as Jonage
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonage | 45.3 | 22% | 1% | 8.3% |
| Meyzieu 36,687 · 2.7 mi | 38.1 | 17% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Pusignan 4,119 · 2.7 mi | 40.1 | 17% | 1.6% | 8.2% |
| La Boisse 3,449 · 3.4 mi | 40 | 16% | 1.2% | 5.9% |
| Villette-d'Anthon 5,268 · 3.4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 8.9% | 5.6% |
| Beynost 5,198 · 3.6 mi | 40.1 | 17% | 1.1% | 9.5% |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost 4,332 · 4 mi | 38.5 | 18% | 0.4% | 15% |
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 Jonage
What is the population of Jonage?
6,144 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (5,807).
How old are Jonage’s residents?
The median age is 45.3, older than 59% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Jonage?
26, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Jonage?
INSEE counts 510 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.3% of residents, and 210 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Jonage?
€31,700 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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