13% of homes are second homes, more than in 90% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Corveissiat has 3.1%. 601 residents in 280 households: that is Corveissiat at the 2023 Census. Census figures put flats at 6.2% in the town. Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in just over three quarters of compared French towns.
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 Corveissiat
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 50 second homes and occasional dwellings in Corveissiat, 13% of its 380 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 78% 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 48 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 91% of compared French towns: 4.5%
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Corveissiat. On average, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
From 2012 to 2023, 78% of compared French towns grew faster than Corveissiat: −2%
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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ain town +13%. The change was +1% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 10% in Corveissiat, less than in 65% 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
■ Corveissiat 43.9. The median compared French town: 44.
On the census count, 21% of residents are 65 or over. The median age in Corveissiat is 43.9, lower than in 51% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 27%, a higher share than 58% 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
The typical household size is 2.2 people. One-person households make up about one in three here (34%). More single-parent households than in 52% of compared French towns: 10%. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €27,790 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 residents live in households above €27,790 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
Above 78% of compared French towns: 19% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
In Corveissiat, one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 2.1%, a lower share than 78% 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.
The share of immigrants is 4.2%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. That is lower than in 72% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ain has 8.5%. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 65% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Single residents are rarer here than in 58% of compared French towns. Against that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 78% 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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Elsewhere, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
16th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 601 to 2,582
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).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Corveissiat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corveissiat | 43.9 | 21% | 13% | 4.2% |
| Montréal-la-Cluse 3,568 · 6.8 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 2.2% | 23% |
| Bellignat 3,525 · 7.5 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.7% | 26% |
| Oyonnax 22,480 · 8.2 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.1% | 33% |
| Ceyzériat 3,328 · 8.8 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois 2,584 · 9.2 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Nantua 3,416 · 9.3 mi | 42.3 | 23% | 3.6% | 27% |
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 Corveissiat
What is the population of Corveissiat?
601 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (614).
How old are Corveissiat’s residents?
The median age is 43.9, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Corveissiat?
50, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Corveissiat?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Corveissiat?
€27,790 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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