Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Caychax-et-Senconac is over 59.6
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 20 residents in 10 households. 9% fewer people than in 2012.
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 Caychax-et-Senconac
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 35 second homes and occasional dwellings in Caychax-et-Senconac, 78% of its 45 homes: higher than in 99% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Caychax-et-Senconac’s residents are under 59.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Caychax-et-Senconac had 22 residents at the 2012 census and 20 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
57% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 12% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 78% in Caychax-et-Senconac, more than in 99% of compared French towns
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
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 2.1% in Caychax-et-Senconac.
Slower than most: −9% since 2012, behind 96% 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: +18% from 2012 to 2017, then −23% to 2023.
Caychax-et-Senconac sits above 83% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (29%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Caychax-et-Senconac 59.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
10 households; 0% are one person
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
Each household has 2 people on average. One-person households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 100% in Caychax-et-Senconac, more than in 99% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 69% of compared French towns: 9.6% of residents are immigrants
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.
The median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 69% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The census found that 4.8% of residents are foreign nationals in Caychax-et-Senconac.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 95% 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 median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 44% and 12%, and 12% are widowed. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Caychax-et-Senconac ranks above 97% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 57%
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
With adults with no qualification at 12%, Caychax-et-Senconac is behind 87% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
4th highest median age among 41 French towns of 20 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Caychax-et-Senconac is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caychax-et-Senconac | 59.6 | 29% | 78% | 9.6% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 6.9 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 11.7 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Foix 9,934 · 13 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
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 Caychax-et-Senconac
What is the population of Caychax-et-Senconac?
20 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (22).
How old are Caychax-et-Senconac’s residents?
The median age is 59.6, older than 98% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Caychax-et-Senconac?
35, with occasional dwellings: 78% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Caychax-et-Senconac?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.6% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (4.8%). 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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