Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 4.1%
The share of flats is 3%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Fewer households without a car than in 86% of compared French towns: 5.3%. Barjac is home to 45 residents in 17 households, by 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 Barjac
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Barjac, 27% of its 28 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Barjac had 36 residents at the 2012 census and 45 in 2023, up 25%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
50% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 15% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Empty homes
The census found 3 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.
Barjac ranks above 94% of compared French towns on second homes: 27%
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
One household in 19 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 12% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A +25% change since 2012: faster than 94% 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 change was +17% from 2012 to 2017 and +7% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ariège town +2%.
Barjac is younger than 71% of compared French towns: a median age of 41.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Barjac 41.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 27% in Barjac and 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Barjac: 25% of households are single parents, above 99% 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 Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Barjac, 25%. A household here holds 2.6 people on average. Couples with children are rarer here than in 51% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
50% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 97% 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
25% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). By contrast, households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
Barjac sits above 61% of compared French towns for immigrants (8.2%)
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.
Across Barjac, 4.1% of residents are foreign nationals. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 28%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Barjac has 28%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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 figure for graduates of higher education is 50% in Barjac and 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
41 French towns of 45 to 2,582 people: this is the 6th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Barjac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barjac | 41.2 | 27% | 27% | 8.2% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 5.7 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Cazères 4,854 · 10.4 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 10.7 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 Barjac
What is the population of Barjac?
45 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% more than in 2012 (36).
How old are Barjac’s residents?
The median age is 41.2, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 31% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Barjac?
8, with occasional dwellings: 27% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Barjac?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.2% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (4.1%). 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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