In Mirabel, 21% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% of compared French towns
Half of Mirabel’s residents are under 40.9, younger than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. On the census count, just over a quarter of households are one person living alone. At the 2023 Census Mirabel was home to 769 people in 320 households. The share of households without a car trails 91% of compared French towns: 4.5%.
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 Mirabel
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 96 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mirabel, 21% of its 450 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Mirabel had 513 residents at the 2012 census and 769 in 2023, up 50%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats make up 5.3% in Mirabel, less than in 95% 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 just over one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 15% who have been there 30 years or more. Locally, 6.7% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A +50% change since 2012: faster 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
The change was +27% from 2012 to 2017 and +18% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ardèche town +4%.
Only 9.5% of residents are 15 to 24 in Mirabel
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mirabel 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 20%, below 63% of compared French towns. Against that, 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%.
6.2% of households are single parents, below 95% 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
31% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). Measured more widely, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each.
€25,840 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €25,840 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6.1% in Mirabel, less than in 75% 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
With households headed by a retired person at 30%, Mirabel is behind 64% of compared French towns on that count. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Across Mirabel, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 81% of compared French towns: 3.1%
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.
1.9% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 81% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Mirabel sits below 82% of compared French towns for single residents (22%)
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
On the census count, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
11% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 93% 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
Graduates of higher education: 39%, above 78% of compared French towns. Against that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 769 to 2,582 people, the 4th 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).
Mirabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirabel | 40.9 | 20% | 21% | 3.1% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 2.6 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 5.4 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 5.7 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 8.1 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Le Teil 8,726 · 9.7 mi | 43 | 22% | 2.9% | 13% |
| Privas 8,538 · 10.6 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
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 Mirabel
What is the population of Mirabel?
769 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 50% more than in 2012 (513).
How old are Mirabel’s residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mirabel?
96, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mirabel?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mirabel?
€25,840 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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