Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 352 residents.
Joudes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Joudes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Joudes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Brouchy, in Champagnat, 0.7 mi away.
19% 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 Joudes.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: just over one in ten residents are under 15. What’s more, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.2% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Joudes | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Joudes didn’t travel to work at all. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,200 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in Joudes to work at the census.
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 Joudes, 96.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 12.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger BoyerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 90%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Ferdinand FillodNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 26 | 96%+11 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 25 homes were sold in Joudes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Joudes. Best known first.
Nothing in Joudes 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 Joudes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joudes | 352 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 12 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Ain | 2,584 | 13 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse Ain | 2,743 | 15 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Attignat Ain | 3,409 | 16 | — | B− | — | A |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 17 | B | B | C− | B |
| Viriat Ain | 7,102 | 17 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Joudes is a commune of 352 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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.