Its average elevation is 1,250 m (4,100 ft) above sea level, and its total land area is 377 hectares (3.77 square kilometres).

After the Abillamas took control of the region, Christian families started moving into the village to work the fields by building agricultural farms, under what was known the "partnership" model.

The Chamoun family, from Tannourine, came to settle in Jouar el Haouz (c.1712), and once the number of its members started to grow, they called upon a priest to cater for their religious needs.

As such, mainly 2 families constitute the entire population of Jouar el Haouz, the Chamoun and the Hage Boutros.

Jouar el Haouz economy was formed, since its inception on agriculture, where the emirs family started by planting tobacco and mulberry.