Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of La Jonchère is over 54.2
The share of households in social housing is 2.9%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 2.2% of households are single parents. 2.8% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. La Jonchère is home to 498 residents in 230 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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 La Jonchère
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 110 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Jonchère, 31% of its 340 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of La Jonchère’s residents are under 54.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
La Jonchère had 403 residents at the 2012 census and 498 in 2023, up 24%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 31%, a higher share than 95% of compared French towns
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
13% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 7.2% moved in within the last two years. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 5.8% of households have no car in La Jonchère.
Since 2012, La Jonchère has grown +24%, faster than 93% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +12%; 2017 to 2023, +11%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vendée town +9%.
La Jonchère ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Jonchère 54.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 31% in La Jonchère. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
La Jonchère ranks below 81% of compared French towns on one-person households: 29%
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 Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
20% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.2 people each.
A typical living standard of €25,200 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,200 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 94% of compared French towns, at 46%
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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (11%), La Jonchère is below 73% of compared French towns. Add to that, this Vendée town has fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 72% of compared French towns, at 6.5%. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.5% of residents are immigrants, below 86% of compared French towns
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.9% of residents are foreign nationals in La Jonchère. To put it in context, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 15%
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
By its share of married residents (55%), La Jonchère is above 99% of compared French towns. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 21% in La Jonchère, less than in 81% 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
22% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
41 French towns of 498 to 2,582 people: this is the 7th oldest
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).
Of the 6 towns nearest La Jonchère, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Jonchère | 54.2 | 31% | 31% | 2.5% |
| Angles 3,115 · 2.3 mi | 65.2 | 50% | 29% | 2.6% |
| Longeville-sur-Mer 2,625 · 5.1 mi | 62.9 | 45% | 62% | 2.3% |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer 3,136 · 6.6 mi | 64.6 | 49% | 79% | 2.2% |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île 2,845 · 7.9 mi | 66.6 | 54% | 66% | 2.1% |
| Jard-sur-Mer 3,235 · 9.7 mi | 68.1 | 60% | 59% | 2.1% |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais 2,808 · 10.2 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 6.3% | 2.4% |
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 La Jonchère
What is the population of La Jonchère?
498 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% more than in 2012 (403).
How old are La Jonchère’s residents?
The median age is 54.2, older than 93% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Jonchère?
110, with occasional dwellings: 31% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Jonchère?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Jonchère?
€25,200 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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