Hyds is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 58.2
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Hyds. The town had 298 residents in 150 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put households in social housing at 2.4% here. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Hyds
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 26 second homes and occasional dwellings in Hyds, 12% of its 220 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Hyds’ residents are under 58.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 40 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Hyds had 319 residents at the 2012 census and 298 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Hyds sits above 99% of compared French towns for empty homes (18%)
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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Hyds comes in at 7.7%. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Hyds, the census puts second homes at 12%.
A change of −7% since 2012 leaves Hyds behind 92% 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 ±0%; the six to 2023, −7%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Allier town −1%.
Hyds: 35% of residents are 65 or over, above 94% 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
■ Hyds 58.2. The median compared French town: 44.
7.4% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 6.3% of households are single parents
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
Households here average 2 people each. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. One-person households are rarer here than in 67% of compared French towns.
€23,640 a year: the median standard of living
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 €23,640 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
58% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 99% 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 manual worker tops 92% of compared French towns: 23%. Against that, nearly a third 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).
Hyds ranks below 74% of compared French towns on immigrants: 4%
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 Allier has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 74% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. In Hyds, 5.2% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
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
In Hyds, 53% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 93% 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
Census figures put adults with no qualification at 19% in Hyds. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
41 French towns of 298 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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).
Hyds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyds | 58.2 | 35% | 12% | 4% |
| Commentry 6,017 · 4 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 7.7 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Désertines 4,259 · 11.2 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 1.5% | 5% |
| Montluçon 33,147 · 11.7 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Prémilhat 2,540 · 13.3 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Domérat 8,622 · 14.6 mi | 53.5 | 33% | 1.6% | 4.4% |
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 Hyds
What is the population of Hyds?
298 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (319).
How old are Hyds’ residents?
The median age is 58.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hyds?
26, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hyds?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Hyds?
€23,640 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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