21% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Engomer was home to 315 people in 170 households. The share of single-parent households stands at 17%. Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manager or professional here.
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 Engomer
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 55 second homes and occasional dwellings in Engomer, 21% of its 260 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Engomer’s households are one person: higher than in 91% of compared French towns; 40% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Engomer’s residents are under 50.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 30 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.
Empty homes: 12%, a higher share than 87% 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
The share of flats trails 83% of compared French towns: 12%. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty. On the census count, 11% of households have no car.
A growing town: +15% since 2012, faster than 81% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +8%, and from 2017 to 2023 +6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ariège town +2%.
Engomer sits below 98% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (6.7%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Engomer 50.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Engomer is 50.7, higher than in 85% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 26%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Engomer: 49% of households are one person living alone, above 91% 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
A quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 17% in Engomer. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. Households average 1.8 people.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €20,440 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.
The median standard of living in Engomer is €20,440 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
In Engomer, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, more 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
Lower than in 56% of compared French towns: 31% of households are headed by a retired person. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 68% of compared French towns, at 6.7%
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 lower than in 54% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, foreign nationals come to 4.3%. 6% 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.
Engomer ranks below 98% of compared French towns on married residents: 29%
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
36% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 95% of compared French towns: 10%
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 adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
12th highest median age among 41 French towns of 315 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Engomer and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engomer | 50.7 | 26% | 21% | 6% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 5 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
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 Engomer
What is the population of Engomer?
315 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (275).
How old are Engomer’s residents?
The median age is 50.7, older than 85% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Engomer?
55, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Engomer?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (6.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Engomer?
€20,440 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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