Half of Largentière is over 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns
47% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. At the 2023 Census, 1,450 people lived in Largentière, in 720 households. The census found that just over two in five households are headed by a retired person here. More households without a car than in just over three quarters of compared French towns: 17%.
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 Largentière
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 230 second homes and occasional dwellings in Largentière, 21% of its 1,130 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 86% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Largentière had 1,789 residents at the 2012 census and 1,450 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Largentière’s residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 180 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 93% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
With flats at 34%, Largentière is ahead of 57% of compared French towns on that count. At 16%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 97% of compared French towns. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Households in social housing make up about one in seven here (14%).
A −19% change since 2012: slower than 99% 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
In two steps, −9% to 2017 and −11% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Ardèche.
Largentière ranks above 91% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 33%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Largentière 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 71% of compared French towns: 9.6%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer couples with children than 87% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Nearly one in ten households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. Households here average 1.9 people each.
Standard of living at the median: €20,950 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.
Living standards centre on €20,950 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
In Largentière, 8.6% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 84% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 11 here (9.2%). For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 72% of compared French towns: 10% of residents are immigrants
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.
7.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Largentière, 34% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 92% 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
Single residents make up 32%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 68% of compared French towns: 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 adults with no qualification at 21%, Largentière is ahead of just over three fifths of compared French towns on that count. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 1,450 to 2,582
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).
Of the 5 towns nearest Largentière, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largentière | 54.5 | 33% | 21% | 10% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 5.7 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 7.1 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 9.3 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 10.3 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 12.3 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
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 Largentière
What is the population of Largentière?
1,450 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (1,789).
How old are Largentière’s residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Largentière?
230, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Largentière?
INSEE counts 150 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 110 foreign nationals (7.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Largentière?
€20,950 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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