Households headed by a manager or professional make up 1.1% in Eclassan, less than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Eclassan has 3.8%. The town had 1,054 residents in 450 households at the 2023 Census. Here, nearly one in ten homes are flats. 29% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 82% of compared French towns.
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.
Eclassan grew +8% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 61% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +5%; 2017 to 2023, +3%.
Below 75% of compared French towns: 9.4% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Eclassan 43.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over trails nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 20%. Half of Eclassan’s residents are under 43.8, younger than in 52% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
30% of households are couples with children, a share 75% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 share of single-parent households trails just over two thirds of compared French towns: 8.9%. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
Households in social housing make up 4.9% in Eclassan, less than in 86% 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
Some 7.4% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 22% who have been there 30 years or more. The usual figure: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 5.4% of homes are second homes. Higher than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 8.1% of homes stand empty.
A median standard of living of €25,580 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 €25,580 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
Eclassan: 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 79% 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
Across Eclassan, 32% of households are headed by a retired person. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Eclassan sits below 99% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (0.6%)
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 Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 91% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for foreign nationals is 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 2.1% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 48.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Eclassan, 21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 84% 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
In Eclassan, 46% 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%.
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 55% 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
In Eclassan, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,054 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Eclassan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclassan | 43.8 | 20% | 5.4% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Vallier 4,027 · 3.5 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 2,725 · 4.6 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Roiffieux 2,743 · 6.1 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
| Davézieux 3,205 · 6.8 mi | 54.7 | 35% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Annonay 17,274 · 6.9 mi | 45.6 | 25% | 3.4% | 14% |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 5,915 · 7.9 mi | 44 | 23% | 3.9% | 6.8% |
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 Eclassan
What is the population of Eclassan?
1,054 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (980).
How old are Eclassan’s residents?
The median age is 43.8, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Eclassan?
28, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Eclassan?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Eclassan?
€25,580 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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