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1,126 people live in this town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Over-65s are 50% of the population.
Homes are affordable (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 1.6 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. L'Isle-Jourdain 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.
Each subject compares L'Isle-Jourdain 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.
L'Isle-Jourdain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things L'Isle-Jourdain does most differently from other towns.
L'Isle-Jourdain has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
L'Isle-Jourdain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Paixent: Photo: Paulfloss · CC BY 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Isle-Jourdain.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, below both Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 7.4% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.1% of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| L'Isle-Jourdain | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 50% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,047/m², lower than both Vienne’s towns (€1,790/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 60 homes were sold in L'Isle-Jourdain.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,047/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 15.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €23,530 a year per consumption unit. The jobless rate is 11.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of L'Isle-Jourdain can choose among 3 GPs. The nearest emergency department to L'Isle-Jourdain is Centre hospitalier Confolens, 15.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 386 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 400, 4% more. Also worth knowing: in Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
L'Isle-Jourdain has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm L'Isle-Jourdain as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
L'Isle-Jourdain is a commune of 1,126 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 1,126 | — | — | A+ | — | A− |
| Confolens Charente | 2,730 | 15 | B | A | C+ | D− |
| Montmorillon | 5,821 | 16 | B | A | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
L'Isle-Jourdain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 550 jobs for 350 working residents, L'Isle-Jourdain draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so L'Isle-Jourdain grades A+ for cost of living.
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 9, 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.