In Freyssenet, 26% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Freyssenet is home to 48 residents in 24 households, by the 2023 Census. The share of households without a car stands at 4%. Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 14% of residents are 65 or over 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 Freyssenet
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Freyssenet, 26% of its 45 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Freyssenet’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 57% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
Flats: 8.7%, below 89% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 8% of households moved in; at the other end, 32% have stayed 30 years or more.
Since 2012, Freyssenet has changed by −4%, slower than 85% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardèche town +4%. The first five years brought −6%; the six to 2023, +2%.
Freyssenet ranks above 78% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Freyssenet 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Freyssenet is 44.8, higher than in 55% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Freyssenet, 50% of households are one person living alone, more than in 94% 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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2 people share a household. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up 25%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 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).
Freyssenet ranks below 73% of compared French towns on immigrants: 4.1%
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.
Freyssenet has fewer foreign nationals than 52% of compared French towns, at 4.1%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Freyssenet sits below 99% of compared French towns for married residents (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
Here 34% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Freyssenet, 38% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 75% 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 adults with no qualification trails 63% of compared French towns: 17%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 48 to 2,582 people, the 18th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Freyssenet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freyssenet | 44.8 | 14% | 26% | 4.1% |
| Privas 8,538 · 4.2 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Chomérac 3,183 · 6.3 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 8.8 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 8.8 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 8.9 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 10 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 Freyssenet
What is the population of Freyssenet?
48 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (50).
How old are Freyssenet’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Freyssenet?
12, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Freyssenet?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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