A higher share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 22%
In Argis, 39% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 419, in 200 households. Census figures put single-parent households at 4.9% here. On households without a car, Argis sits lower than four fifths of compared French towns: 6%.
Throughout this page, the Ain 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 Argis
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 53 second homes and occasional dwellings in Argis, 16% of its 330 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 87% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 71 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 1% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Argis
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
Car-free households: one in 17, where the median compared French town has 11%. On second homes, Argis sits higher than 92% of compared French towns: 16%. Against that, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in seven: 15% of homes are flats.
Slower than most: −1% since 2012, behind 75% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +13% for the median Ain town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 85% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Argis 46.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 46.7, Argis is older than two thirds of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. For Argis, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 26%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 82% of compared French towns
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 Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 26%, more than in 56% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
A median standard of living of €23,400 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.
Half of Argis’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,400 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Argis: 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 81% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 66% of compared French towns: 4.7%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Argis has 3.3%. On average, 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.
In Argis, 26% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 58% of compared French towns
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
Married residents account for 42%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Argis ranks below 77% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 23%
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
The share of adults with no qualification trails just over three fifths of compared French towns: 17%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (419 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Argis sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argis | 46.7 | 26% | 16% | 4.7% |
| Plateau d'Hauteville 4,857 · 6 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 11% | 7% |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey 15,934 · 6.8 mi | 37.5 | 18% | 1.4% | 13% |
| Lagnieu 7,411 · 7.5 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Ambronay 2,841 · 8.2 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Montalieu-Vercieu 3,510 · 9.3 mi | 38.3 | 16% | 4.1% | 5% |
| Pont-d'Ain 2,843 · 10.7 mi | 41.8 | 21% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
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 Argis
What is the population of Argis?
419 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (424).
How old are Argis’ residents?
The median age is 46.7, older than 67% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Argis?
53, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Argis?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Argis?
€23,400 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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