A lower share of empty homes than 87% of compared French towns, at 4%
The median age in Péronnas is 48.1, higher than in 75% of compared French towns. On the census count, 7.8% of households are single parents. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 6,444, in 2,890 households. 37% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town.
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.
Faster growth than 54% of compared French towns: Péronnas changed by +6% since 2012
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: +5% from 2012 to 2017, then +1% to 2023.
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 78% 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
■ Péronnas 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Péronnas has 12%. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Couples with children make up 22% in Péronnas, less than in 64% 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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 38% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 61% of compared French towns.
17% of households rent social housing (HLM), a share 69% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Flats make up 34%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 8.6% of households have no car. At 1.7%, the share of second homes is lower than in 58% of compared French towns. The share of households in social housing in the typical compared French town is 12%.
Median living standard: €27,120 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €27,120 a year: higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 11.0%.
9.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 51% 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
Here, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 63% of compared French towns: 8.6%
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 foreign nationals stands at 5%. Across the comparison, 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.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 79% 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
On the census count, 24% of residents 15 and over are single. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Above 54% of compared French towns: 20% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Put another way, about one in three: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 12th oldest of 41 French towns of 6,380 to 6,507 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 34.9 in La Tronche to 57.5 in Arès.
Around Péronnas, 1 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péronnas | 48.1 | 28% | 1.7% | 8.6% |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg 6,160 · 1.5 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 1.2% | 8.2% |
| Bourg-en-Bresse 42,372 · 1.6 mi | 41.4 | 23% | 2.5% | 19% |
| Viriat 7,102 · 4.2 mi | 43 | 20% | 1.8% | 6.8% |
| Ceyzériat 3,328 · 5.3 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Polliat 2,741 · 5.9 mi | 45.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Attignat 3,409 · 7.3 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
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 Péronnas
What is the population of Péronnas?
6,444 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (6,095).
How old are Péronnas’ residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Péronnas?
52, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Péronnas?
INSEE counts 550 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 320 foreign nationals (5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Péronnas?
€27,120 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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