A median age of 54: Rochecolombe is older than 93% of compared French towns
Flats make up 4.5%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. At 24%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 96% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 227 residents in 110 households. Households headed by a retired person make up about one in two here (48%).
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 Rochecolombe
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 85 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rochecolombe, 41% of its 210 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Rochecolombe’s residents are under 54 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rochecolombe had 237 residents at the 2012 census and 227 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Rochecolombe ranks above 96% of compared French towns on second homes: 41%
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
A quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 11% moved in within the last two years. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Add to that, the share of households without a car trails 89% of compared French towns: 4.8%.
Slower growth than 86% of compared French towns: Rochecolombe changed by −4% since 2012
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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ardèche town +4%. The change was −11% from 2012 to 2017 and +8% from 2017 to 2023.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of compared French towns: 7.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rochecolombe 54. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 30%, above 86% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
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%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 58% of compared French towns: 24%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1 people share a household. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Median living standard: €25,520 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.
At €25,520 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
Only 4.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Rochecolombe
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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 76% 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.
With foreign nationals at 1.8%, Rochecolombe is behind 81% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 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.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, below 98% 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
The share of married residents stands at 42%. In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single.
12% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 87% 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
The share of graduates of higher education stands at 31%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 227 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Rochecolombe
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochecolombe | 54 | 30% | 41% | 3.7% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 4.3 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 5.8 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 6.9 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 10.4 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Viviers 3,633 · 12.4 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Le Teil 8,726 · 12.4 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 Rochecolombe
What is the population of Rochecolombe?
227 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (237).
How old are Rochecolombe’s residents?
The median age is 54, older than 93% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rochecolombe?
85, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rochecolombe?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rochecolombe?
€25,520 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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