Pinon sits below 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (2.5%)
With flats at 17%, Pinon is behind 73% of compared French towns on that count. 1,637 residents in 750 households: that is Pinon at the 2023 Census. Single-parent households account for 13%. The median age locally is 46.8, higher than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Pinon
Fewer residents than in 2012
Pinon had 1,811 residents at the 2012 census and 1,637 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−10% since 2012: slower than 97% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 −7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aisne town −4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.3%, a lower share than 76% 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
■ Pinon 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Here, 23% of residents are 65 or over. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Pinon sits below 56% of compared French towns for couples with children (24%)
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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.2 people on average. To put it in context, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few one-person households: 35% here, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns.
Pinon sits above 75% of compared French towns for households in social housing (19%)
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
0.9% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. Put another way, about one in seven: 14% of households have no car. Higher than in just over three fifths of compared French towns: 7.7% of homes stand empty. Typically, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €22,930 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.
Living standards centre on €22,930 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 19%, a higher share than 80% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 37%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 65% of compared French towns: 4.9%
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 median compared commune in Aisne has 5.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 65% of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Foreign nationals: 3.5% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Pinon sits above 71% of compared French towns for married residents (46%)
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
With single residents at 23%, Pinon is behind 74% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Pinon
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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Pinon comes in at 29%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,637 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Pinon, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon | 46.8 | 23% | 0.9% | 4.9% |
| Crouy 3,049 · 7.3 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 2,616 · 8.7 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Soissons 28,046 · 9.4 mi | 42.5 | 23% | 1.2% | 15% |
| Laon 24,220 · 9.6 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Belleu 3,659 · 9.9 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 12 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
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 Pinon
What is the population of Pinon?
1,637 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (1,811).
How old are Pinon’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pinon?
7, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pinon?
INSEE counts 80 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 57 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pinon?
€22,930 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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