Mayres is older than 98% of compared French towns: a median age of 60.1
Couples with children: 4.1% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Mayres’s 150 households held 262 residents at the 2023 Census. Across Mayres, 42% of households are headed by a retired person. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% 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.
What stands out about the people of Mayres
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mayres, 49% of its 400 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Mayres’ residents are under 60.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 61 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
49% of homes are second homes, more than in 97% 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
Empty homes: 15%, above 96% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, 3.9% of homes are flats. Mayres has more households without a car than 54% of compared French towns, at 11%.
Mayres changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 75% 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 median Ardèche town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −1% and the next six ±0%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 41%, a higher share than 98% 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
■ Mayres 60.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 2.1%, Mayres is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
45% of households are one person living alone, a share 84% 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
On average, 1.8 people share a household. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Mayres has fewer single-parent households than 69% of compared French towns, at 8.8%.
Standard of living at the median: €21,970 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 €21,970 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
In Mayres, 9.5% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Mayres has 13%. For households headed by a manual worker, the comparison 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).
Foreign nationals make up 2% in Mayres, less than in 78% of compared French towns
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.
By its share of immigrants (4.5%), Mayres is below 69% of compared French towns. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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 22% of residents 15 and over are single in Mayres
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
By its share of married residents (40%), Mayres is below 70% of compared French towns. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
In Mayres, 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 73% 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
With adults with no qualification at 22%, Mayres is ahead of 66% of compared French towns on that count. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 4th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 younger than Mayres
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayres | 60.1 | 41% | 49% | 4.5% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 12.4 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Langogne 2,836 · 13.3 mi | 52 | 32% | 18% | 5.7% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 14.1 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 14.2 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
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 Mayres
What is the population of Mayres?
262 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (265).
How old are Mayres’ residents?
The median age is 60.1, older than 98% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mayres?
200, with occasional dwellings: 49% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mayres?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mayres?
€21,970 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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