Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
289 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Jongieux out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Jongieux does most differently from other towns.
Jongieux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Jongieux. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jongieux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Jongieux is Blocs cupulaires (deux).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children are 19% of the town. Degrees are held by 41% of adults, higher than both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Jongieux | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 3.9%. At the census, 7.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jongieux holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Jongieux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jongieux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Jongieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jongieux | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yenne | 3,026 | 2.9 | B− | C+ | A | C− |
| Belley Ain | 9,388 | 5.4 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Aix-les-Bains | 32,406 | 6.2 | C− | D | C | B− |
| La Biolle | 2,948 | 6.3 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Tresserve | 2,909 | 6.4 | B− | D | B− | A |
| Grésy-sur-Aix | 4,740 | 6.5 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jongieux is a commune of 289 people in the Communauté de communes de Yenne. 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.