A larger share of couples with children than 94% of compared French towns: 36%
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Peyriat comes in at 3.8%. 153 residents in 67 households: that is Peyriat at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 6% of households have no car. Few places have as many households headed by a manual worker: 21% here, more than in 88% 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 Peyriat
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Peyriat, 10% of its 80 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 88% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Peyriat had 174 residents at the 2012 census and 153 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Peyriat’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 10%
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
Without a car: one household in 17, against 11% in the median compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Of all households, 7.5% moved in during the last two years and 31% have stayed three decades or more.
A change of −12% since 2012 leaves Peyriat behind 98% 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
The median Ain town changed +13% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −10% and the next six −3%.
Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Peyriat is over 52.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Peyriat 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.8% here and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
29% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 83% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.3 people on average.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,280 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.
The median standard of living in Peyriat is €27,280 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 36%, a higher share than 68% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Peyriat has 7.1%. Set beside that, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in Peyriat are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ain has 8.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 61%
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
13% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Peyriat ranks below 97% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 9.2%
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
33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 9th oldest of 41 French towns of 153 to 2,582 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Peyriat is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyriat | 52.2 | 24% | 10% | 0% |
| Montréal-la-Cluse 3,568 · 3.7 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 2.2% | 23% |
| Nantua 3,416 · 4.6 mi | 42.3 | 23% | 3.6% | 27% |
| Bellignat 3,525 · 8.9 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.7% | 26% |
| Ceyzériat 3,328 · 9.3 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Oyonnax 22,480 · 9.8 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.1% | 33% |
| Pont-d'Ain 2,843 · 10.6 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 Peyriat
What is the population of Peyriat?
153 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (174).
How old are Peyriat’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Peyriat?
8, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Peyriat?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Peyriat?
€27,280 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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