Half of Pradons is over 56.6, older than 96% of compared French towns
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 5.7% of households are single parents here. In Pradons, 5.6% of households are headed by a manual worker. 2.5% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 545 people lived here, in 270 households.
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 Pradons
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 83 second homes and occasional dwellings in Pradons, 23% of its 360 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 93% 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 Pradons’ residents are under 56.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Pradons had 446 residents at the 2012 census and 545 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.
A larger share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 23%
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
In Pradons, one in ten homes are flats, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6% of households rent social housing (HLM). Few places have so few households without a car: 9% here, fewer than in 60% of compared French towns.
Pradons grew +22% from 2012 to 2023, 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardèche town +4%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 91% of compared French towns, at 33%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pradons 56.6. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 9.1% in Pradons. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
Pradons sits below 71% of compared French towns for couples with children (21%)
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
Households average 2 people. One-person households are rarer here than in 55% of compared French towns. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A median of €25,880 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,880 a year: lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 45%, a higher share than 93% 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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 7.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Pradons. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 63% of compared French towns: 5%
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 63% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 93% 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
By its share of married residents (50%), Pradons is above 90% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 80% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Across Pradons, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (545 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
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).
Older than Pradons: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradons | 56.6 | 33% | 23% | 5% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 8.5 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 9.1 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 9.9 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 12.3 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 13.1 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 7,661 · 15.4 mi | 44.2 | 25% | 3.9% | 14% |
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 Pradons
What is the population of Pradons?
545 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (446).
How old are Pradons’ residents?
The median age is 56.6, older than 96% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pradons?
83, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pradons?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pradons?
€25,880 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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