A lower share of households without a car than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.1%
In Arras-sur-Rhône, 16% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 529 people lived locally, in 220 households. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 20% in the town. Fewer flats than in 91% of compared French towns: 7.6%.
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 Arras-sur-Rhône
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Arras-sur-Rhône, 10% of its 270 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 87% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 10% of its homes
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
Compared with 12% in the typical compared French town, 10% of households rent social housing (HLM) here. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. 6.9% of homes stand empty.
Slower growth than 67% of compared French towns: Arras-sur-Rhône changed by +1% since 2012
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardèche town +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 20% in Arras-sur-Rhône, less than in 65% 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
■ Arras-sur-Rhône 44.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Arras-sur-Rhône is 44.5, higher than in 53% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 15 to 24 make up about one in eight here (12%).
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 91% of compared French towns: 26%
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
27% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). To put it in context, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each.
€24,440 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €24,440 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
In Arras-sur-Rhône, 6.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 71% 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
Locally, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. To put it in context, 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 99% of compared French towns: 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals
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 share of immigrants trails 87% of compared French towns: 2.5%. Across the comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
26% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 59% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Census figures put married residents at 43% in Arras-sur-Rhône. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Arras-sur-Rhône sits below 83% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
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
Graduates of higher education account for 29%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 529 to 2,582 people, the 16th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Arras-sur-Rhône
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arras-sur-Rhône | 44.5 | 20% | 10% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Vallier 4,027 · 2.7 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 5,915 · 5.3 mi | 44 | 23% | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 11,279 · 5.8 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Mercurol-Veaunes 2,816 · 6.4 mi | 41.8 | 18% | 4.5% | 2.2% |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 2,725 · 7.2 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 4,193 · 8.6 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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 Arras-sur-Rhône
What is the population of Arras-sur-Rhône?
529 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (525).
How old are Arras-sur-Rhône’s residents?
The median age is 44.5, older than 53% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arras-sur-Rhône?
28, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arras-sur-Rhône?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arras-sur-Rhône?
€24,440 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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