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A town of 752 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Joux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Joux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Joux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bussière, in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé, 1.6 mi away.
29% 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 Joux.
In the comparison, Joux comes below both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 21% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Joux | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Joux, that is below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Joux has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,030 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Joux sits above both Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre Dame de Bel Air PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 99%+3 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de Bel Air PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 149 | 99%+1 pt |
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.
That puts Joux below both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Joux. Best known first.
Nothing in Joux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Joux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joux | 752 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarare | 10,893 | 3 | B+ | B+ | C | B+ |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 5,305 | 5.8 | A | C | B+ | A− |
| Amplepuis | 4,876 | 6.1 | A− | A | C | B− |
| Panissières Loire | 2,911 | 6.9 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Balbigny Loire | 2,911 | 10 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Val d'Oingt | 4,117 | 10 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Joux is a commune of 752 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. 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.