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La JonchèreVendée

A town of 498 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Population
498
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.57
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,200
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is La Jonchère a good place to live?

La Jonchère is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes La Jonchère stand out

The 2 things La Jonchère does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
31%2%La JonchèreMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
31% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
31%22%La JonchèreMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Croix hosannière du cimetière
Croix hosannière du cimetière · Classé · Photo: Éduarel · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Jonchère’s story

La Jonchère in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Jonchère: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Croix hosannière du cimetière
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Jonchère.

Who lives here

Few people in La Jonchère are 15 to 24: 6.2%, fewer than in Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

La Jonchère sits below both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents.

54.2median age
La JonchèreVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Jonchère
La JonchèreVendée medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–246.2%9.9%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+31%23%22%
No diploma22%19%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education21%26%30%
Full pageLa Jonchère’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.2 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds230 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of La Jonchère?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

La Jonchère keeps more of its old housing than Vendée or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts La Jonchère above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Jonchère: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in La Jonchère is Croix hosannière du cimetière.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected
Full pageLa Jonchère’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in La Jonchère?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in La Jonchère are out of work than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.2%

On this, La Jonchère is above both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). La Jonchère has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in La Jonchère, 0.4 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLa Jonchère’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentGetting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€25,200 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in La Jonchère is €10.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Jonchère€10.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vendée median€11.32/m²
€10.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €12.91/m² a month)
€11.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLa Jonchère’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Tour de Moricq and 7 more in and around La Jonchère

Heritage and family days out in and near La Jonchère. Best known first.

All attractions →
FortFortTour de Moricq3.4 km south, in AnglesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Brunière3.2 km northwest, in Le GivreAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste3.6 km west, in Le BernardWater parkWater parkO'Gliss Park3.9 km northwest, in Le BernardRuinsRuinsSA21/364.3 km west, in Le BernardChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Court d'Aron4.4 km northeast, in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Jonchère

12pages on La Jonchère
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.9 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing29 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors7% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.2History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of La Jonchère’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Croix hosannière du cimetièreCross · 17th c.
Classé
Menhir dit des Petites JaunièresStanding stone · Prehistory · in Le Givre, 1.7 mi
Classé
Donjon de MoricqFortified house · in Angles, 2.1 mi
Classé
Dolmen dit de la Pierre-Folle-du-Plessis-du-BernardDolmen · Prehistory · in Le Bernard, 3.1 mi
Photo credits

Croix hosannière du cimetière: Photo: Éduarel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Jonchère

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Jonchère yet.

How we find them →

La Jonchère’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vendée →
AnglesLongeville-sur-MerLa Tranche-sur-MerL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleJard-sur-MerMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisAnglesLongeville-sur-MerLa Tranche-sur-MerL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleJard-sur-MerMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisLa Jonchère
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Jonchère498—————
Angles3,1152.3—C−—C
Longeville-sur-Mer2,6255.1CDB−B−
La Tranche-sur-Mer3,1366.6D−DC−C−
L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île2,8457.9C−DC+B
Jard-sur-Mer3,2359.7C+DB−B
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,80810—B+—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About La Jonchère

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

La Jonchère is a commune of 498 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral. 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

Population
498 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
85116

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.