Half of Banne is over 60.1, older than 98% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Banne, 51%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Its 360 households held 648 residents at the 2023 Census. The census found that just over one in ten households are couples with children here.
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 Banne
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 320 second homes and occasional dwellings in Banne, 47% of its 680 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 83% 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 Banne’s residents are under 60.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Banne had 708 residents at the 2012 census and 648 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Banne sits above 97% of compared French towns for second homes (47%)
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
Empty homes: 0.6%, below 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, 4.4% of households have no car. On flats, Banne sits lower than 83% of compared French towns: 12%.
Banne changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 95% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Ardèche town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.7% in Banne, less than in 99% 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
■ Banne 60.1. The median compared French town: 44.
37% of Banne’s residents are 65 or older, against 27% in the median Ardèche town and 22% in the median compared French town; 12% are under 18. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Banne, 40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 69% 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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households: 12% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 1.8 people each.
A median standard of living of €23,780 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 median standard of living in Banne is €23,780 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 74% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 2.6% in Banne, less than in 98% 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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 9.6% in Banne. Set beside that, 9.4% of 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 60% of compared French towns, at 5.3%
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.
4.7% of residents are foreign nationals. Typically, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 98% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Half of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 71% 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
The share of graduates of higher education is 34%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 648 to 2,582 people, the 4th 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).
Banne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banne | 60.1 | 37% | 47% | 5.3% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 3.2 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 5.7 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 7.6 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 5% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 12.1 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 11% |
| Rousson 4,456 · 12.3 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 3,533 · 13.1 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
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 Banne
What is the population of Banne?
648 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (708).
How old are Banne’s residents?
The median age is 60.1, older than 98% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Banne?
320, with occasional dwellings: 47% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Banne?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (4.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Banne?
€23,780 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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