Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 96% of compared French towns: 13%
Just over a fifth of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). Joux has fewer households without a car than 89% of compared French towns, at 4.8%. In 2023, the Census found 752 residents in the town, living in 310 households. The share of one-person households stands at 26%.
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 Joux
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 9.8% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +16% since 2012 puts Joux ahead of 83% of compared French towns
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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Rhône town +10%. The change was +6% from 2012 to 2017 and +9% from 2017 to 2023.
Joux is younger than 81% of compared French towns: a median age of 39.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Joux 39.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are couples with children, more than in 92% 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
Average household size: 2.5 people. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 9.8%, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%.
A smaller share of flats than 84% of compared French towns: 12%
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
7.4% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 4.3% of the total. Higher than in 65% of compared French towns: 3.4% of homes are second homes.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,030 a year
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.
Living standards centre on €27,030 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 92% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Joux, 13%. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.9%
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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 0.7% in Joux and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Joux ranks above 56% of compared French towns on married residents: 44%
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
Across Joux, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 72% 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
Here 17% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 752 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Joux is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joux | 39.6 | 13% | 3.4% | 0.9% |
| Tarare 10,893 · 3 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 5.8 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Amplepuis 4,876 · 6.1 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Panissières 2,911 · 6.9 mi | 49.4 | 29% | 7.2% | 3% |
| Balbigny 2,911 · 10.1 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 10.1 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
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 Joux
What is the population of Joux?
752 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (650).
How old are Joux’s residents?
The median age is 39.6, younger than 81% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Joux?
11, with occasional dwellings: 3.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Joux?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Joux?
€27,030 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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