A lower share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.3%
5.2% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put flats at 2.9% in Brassac. On residents aged 15 to 24, Brassac sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 7.1%. There were 310 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 633 residents.
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 Brassac
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 130 second homes and occasional dwellings in Brassac, 27% of its 470 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 97% 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 Brassac’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
27% of homes in Brassac are second homes
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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Brassac comes in at 8.1%. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Brassac’s population moved −1% on 2012, less than in 74% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +2% in Ariège.
A median age of 52.2: Brassac is older than 89% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Brassac 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Brassac.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Fewer single-parent households than 95% of compared French towns: 6.2%
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
Couples with children make up 18%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. One-person households: two fifths of the total. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
€23,470 a year: the median standard of living
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 €23,470 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 11% in Brassac, less than in 70% 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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). Households headed by a retired person: just over a third of the total. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.9%, a lower share than 74% 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: 2.4%, below 73% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 73% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Brassac, 41%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Brassac sits below 90% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (11%)
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
37% of Brassac’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 11% have no diploma (19%).
Ranked by age, 8th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 old as Brassac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassac | 52.2 | 28% | 27% | 3.9% |
| Foix 9,934 · 3.6 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 7.9 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 8.2 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 10.4 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 12.2 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 12.2 mi | 39.8 | 21% | 2.7% | 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 Brassac
What is the population of Brassac?
633 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (640).
How old are Brassac’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brassac?
130, with occasional dwellings: 27% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brassac?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brassac?
€23,470 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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