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Some 1,451 people live in this town, in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short (D): bac results 15 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. Walkability is weaker too (C) — 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Joncherey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Joncherey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Joncherey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Joncherey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Joncherey; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Joncherey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
154 deaths in Joncherey between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 143: 7% above. Women in Territoire de Belfort live to 85 on average and men to 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Joncherey, 85.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near Territoire de Belfort’s towns (85.1%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.2 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 85%−3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jules FerryNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 46 | 65%−15 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For its 600 residents in work, Joncherey has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. 5.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, below Territoire de Belfort’s towns (14.1%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Joncherey recorded 50 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.38/m² a month. Houses were 94% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,093/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.6% of the total, below both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 26% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Joncherey is older than 44.2, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Territoire de Belfort 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Joncherey | Territoire de Belfort median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Territoire de Belfort median and France median: the median of compared communes
Joncherey 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 Joncherey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joncherey | 1,451 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Delle | 5,623 | 1.4 | C− | A | D | C |
| Grandvillars | 2,947 | 1.7 | B | A | A− | C |
| Beaucourt | 4,966 | 4.7 | A− | A+ | B+ | C+ |
| Étupes Doubs | 3,689 | 6.8 | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
| Châtenois-les-Forges | 2,608 | 7.6 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Vieux-Charmont Doubs | 2,786 | 7.8 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Joncherey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.86/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Joncherey grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Joncherey is a commune of 1,451 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Territoire. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.