Bagert ranks above 96% of compared French towns on second homes: 37%
Residents aged 15 to 24: 2%, below 99% of compared French towns. 3.8% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 26. Lower than in 95% of compared French towns: 20% of households are headed by a retired person. Bagert counted 46 residents and 23 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Bagert
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bagert, 37% of its 45 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Bagert (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 16% of residents, against 9.1% for the median compared commune in Ariège. 9.8% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bagert had 49 residents at the 2012 census and 46 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 5 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of empty homes than 86% of compared French towns: 12%
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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 12% of homes are flats here. Higher than in 71% of compared French towns: 15% of households have no car. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
−6% since 2012, a pace below 91% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Ariège town, the change came in two steps: −22% from 2012 to 2017, then +21% to 2023.
Bagert ranks above 96% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 37%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bagert 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Bagert’s residents are over 45.5, older than in three fifths of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Bagert sits above 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (40%)
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, the share of one-person households is 35%; Bagert has 40%. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%.
Bagert ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 60%
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Bagert: 16% of residents are immigrants, above 86% 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.
Here one in ten residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Only 18% of residents 15 and over are single in Bagert
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 31% in Bagert. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
In Bagert, 10% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (21%), Bagert is above 58% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 21st oldest of 41 French towns of 46 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Bagert and its 5 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagert | 45.5 | 37% | 37% | 16% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 7.4 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Cazères 4,854 · 9.2 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 11.4 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Rieux-Volvestre 2,639 · 13.6 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Carbonne 5,563 · 17 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.2% | 5.9% |
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 Bagert
What is the population of Bagert?
46 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (49).
How old are Bagert’s residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bagert?
17, with occasional dwellings: 37% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bagert?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (9.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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