Albon-d'Ardèche is older than 96% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.9
In the typical compared French town, one in ten households are single parents; in Albon-d'Ardèche, 5.6%. Census figures put empty homes at 3.8% in the town. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 159 people lived locally, in 91 households.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Albon-d'Ardèche
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Albon-d'Ardèche, 55% of its 220 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 91% 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 Albon-d'Ardèche’s residents are under 56.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
56% of Albon-d'Ardèche’s households are one person: higher than in 98% of compared French towns; 53% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Albon-d'Ardèche: 55% of homes are second homes, above 98% of compared French towns
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
One in ten homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Put another way, about one in 23: 4.4% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 15%, the share of households without a car is higher than in 71% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A ±0% change since 2012: slower than 70% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Ardèche town +4%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns: 7.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Albon-d'Ardèche 56.9. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Albon-d'Ardèche sits above 98% of compared French towns for one-person households (56%)
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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 1.8 people. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The census found that 17% of households are couples with children in Albon-d'Ardèche.
A median of €21,060 a year per consumption unit
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 Albon-d'Ardèche’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €21,060 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
Albon-d'Ardèche sits above 80% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (39%)
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 figure for households headed by a manual worker is 11% in Albon-d'Ardèche and 14% in the typical compared French town. Set beside 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).
3.1% of residents are immigrants, below 80% of compared French towns
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.9% of residents are foreign nationals here. The usual figure: 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.
Only 31% of residents 15 and over are married in Albon-d'Ardèche
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
The share of single residents tops 92% of compared French towns: 35%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Albon-d'Ardèche ranks above 77% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 25%
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
With graduates of higher education at 26%, Albon-d'Ardèche is behind 67% of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (159 to 2,582 people), 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Albon-d'Ardèche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 56.9 | 30% | 55% | 3.1% |
| Le Cheylard 2,803 · 6.1 mi | 56.8 | 38% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Privas 8,538 · 10.2 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 11.2 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Chomérac 3,183 · 13.9 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 14.1 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 15.6 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
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 Albon-d'Ardèche
What is the population of Albon-d'Ardèche?
159 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (159).
How old are Albon-d'Ardèche’s residents?
The median age is 56.9, older than 96% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Albon-d'Ardèche?
120, with occasional dwellings: 55% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Albon-d'Ardèche?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Albon-d'Ardèche?
€21,060 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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