A larger share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns: 50%
Here nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. 197 residents in 110 households: that is Aston at the 2023 Census. The share of households without a car stands at 3%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ariège 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 Aston
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 130 second homes and occasional dwellings in Aston, 50% of its 260 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 88% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Aston had 220 residents at the 2012 census and 197 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Aston’s residents are under 52.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 19% of homes are flats in Aston
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
8.6% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. The share of flats in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Since 2012, Aston has changed by −10%, slower than 97% 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 Ariège town +2%. The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −10%.
Older than 90% of compared French towns: half of Aston is over 52.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aston 52.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Across Aston, 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 72% of compared French towns: 41%
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 Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children; in Aston, 21%. A household here holds 1.9 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 59% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €26,500 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 €26,500 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 56% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 68% of compared French towns: 29%
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 9.2%. Households headed by a retired person: 32% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Aston, 3.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer 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.
Foreign nationals: 2.3%, below nearly three quarters of compared French towns. 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.
37% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 83% 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
On single residents, Aston sits higher than 57% of compared French towns: 26%. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
7.1% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 99% 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
Roughly three in ten: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 197 to 2,582 people, the 8th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
A younger town than 1 of the 3 around it: Aston
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston | 52.5 | 29% | 50% | 3.4% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 6.1 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Foix 9,934 · 13.3 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 13.9 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 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 Aston
What is the population of Aston?
197 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (220).
How old are Aston’s residents?
The median age is 52.5, older than 90% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aston?
130, with occasional dwellings: 50% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aston?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aston?
€26,500 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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