Only 2.9% of households have no car in Peaugres
In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; Peaugres has 32%. On households headed by a manager or professional, Peaugres sits higher than 77% of compared French towns: 15%. There were 990 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 2,385 residents. The share of flats stands at 8.4%.
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 Peaugres
Growing fast
Peaugres had 1,962 residents at the 2012 census and 2,385 in 2023, up 22%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Peaugres has grown +22%, faster than 92% 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 +9% and the next six +11%.
8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 85% 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
■ Peaugres 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.7, Peaugres is younger than 52% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. 21% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in five.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Peaugres, 23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 97% 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
There are 2.4 people in the average household. At 9.9%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in 52% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Fewer households in social housing than 76% of compared French towns: 7%
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.7% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 25%. 4.9% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 76% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. The figure for second homes is 3.7% in Peaugres and 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €28,400 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.
Half of residents live in households above €28,400 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 74% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 6.0% of residents are below the line.
Households headed by a retired person: 29%, a lower share than 69% 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
Here 16% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 86% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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.
The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 86% of compared French towns. Locally, 1.4% of residents are foreign nationals. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 93% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Married residents: 50%, above 91% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
13% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
Here 36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,385 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Peaugres
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaugres | 43.7 | 21% | 3.7% | 2.6% |
| Davézieux 3,205 · 2.6 mi | 54.7 | 35% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Annonay 17,274 · 4.1 mi | 45.6 | 25% | 3.4% | 14% |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 2,725 · 4.4 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 7,001 · 4.8 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 1% | 16% |
| Chanas 2,706 · 4.9 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 3% | 11% |
| Roiffieux 2,743 · 5.5 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
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 Peaugres
What is the population of Peaugres?
2,385 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (1,962).
How old are Peaugres’ residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Peaugres?
40, with occasional dwellings: 3.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Peaugres?
INSEE counts 62 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 34 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Peaugres?
€28,400 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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