Domérat is older than 92% of compared French towns: a median age of 53.5
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Domérat, 46%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 8,622, in 4,150 households. Flats: 10% of the total. This Allier town has fewer couples with children than 76% of compared French towns, at 20%.
Throughout this page, the Allier 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 Domérat
An older town
Half of Domérat’s residents are under 53.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Domérat had 9,030 residents at the 2012 census and 8,622 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−5% since 2012: slower than 86% 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 first five years brought −3%; the six to 2023, −2%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of compared French towns, at 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Domérat 53.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Domérat, 33% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Domérat, 8.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 68% 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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2 people. More one-person households than in 52% of compared French towns: 36%. The wider picture: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
More empty homes than 71% of compared French towns: 8.8%
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 11, against 11% in the median compared French town. At 9.6%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 63% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 6.2% of households arrived within the last two years, while 33% have stayed 30 years or more.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,630 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 midpoint of living standards here is €25,630 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 53% of compared French towns. 12.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 80% of compared French towns, at 5.5%
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, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Domérat, 12%. The wider picture: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 70% of compared French towns: 4.4% of residents 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (2.3%), Domérat is below 74% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 93% 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
By its share of married residents (47%), Domérat is above 76% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 80% of compared French towns: 22%
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
A fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, or about one in five. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 34.3 in Saint-Jory to 62.3 in Le Grau-du-Roi.
2 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Domérat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domérat | 53.5 | 33% | 1.6% | 4.4% |
| Prémilhat 2,540 · 2.6 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Huriel 2,536 · 2.8 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 4% | 2.5% |
| Montluçon 33,147 · 2.8 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Désertines 4,259 · 3.6 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 1.5% | 5% |
| Commentry 6,017 · 10.7 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
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 Domérat
What is the population of Domérat?
8,622 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (9,030).
How old are Domérat’s residents?
The median age is 53.5, older than 92% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Domérat?
76, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Domérat?
INSEE counts 380 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 200 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Domérat?
€25,630 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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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