Half of Larnas is under 35.9, younger than 94% of compared French towns
2.9% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Larnas’s 110 households held 283 residents at the 2023 Census.
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 Larnas
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Larnas, 17% of its 150 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 68% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Larnas had 195 residents at the 2012 census and 283 in 2023, up 45%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Larnas’ residents are under 35.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5% single parents with children; 30% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
17% of homes in Larnas are second 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
The share of flats trails 73% of compared French towns: 17%. The census found that just over one in ten homes stand empty in Larnas. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 54% of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%.
Growth of +45% since 2012 puts Larnas ahead of 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Ardèche town, the change came in two steps: +22% from 2012 to 2017, then +19% to 2023.
Larnas sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (11%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Larnas 35.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.1% in Larnas and 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
Larnas ranks above 92% of compared French towns on couples with children: 35%
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 one-person households trails 94% of compared French towns: 25%. Locally, 5% of households are single parents.
The median resident lives on €24,140 a year per consumption unit
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 €24,140 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Larnas ranks below 96% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 5%
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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Larnas, 5%. On the census count, 25% of households are headed by a retired person. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 94% of compared French towns: 1.8% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 1.1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 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.
Only 37% of residents 15 and over are married in Larnas
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: 23% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
9.3% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 97% 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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, just over a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 283 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 35.9 in Larnas to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Larnas is younger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larnas | 35.9 | 11% | 17% | 1.8% |
| Viviers 3,633 · 4.9 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 7,661 · 5.7 mi | 44.2 | 25% | 3.9% | 14% |
| Donzère 6,008 · 6 mi | 39.5 | 17% | 1.1% | 7.5% |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône 2,917 · 7.3 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| Pierrelatte 13,756 · 7.5 mi | 42.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 13% |
| Le Teil 8,726 · 8.2 mi | 43 | 22% | 2.9% | 13% |
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 Larnas
What is the population of Larnas?
283 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 45% more than in 2012 (195).
How old are Larnas’ residents?
The median age is 35.9, younger than 94% of compared French towns. 35% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Larnas?
25, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Larnas?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Larnas?
€24,140 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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