Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.8%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
In Gabre, 17% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 124 residents in 59 households. Here, 2.4% of homes stand empty. Lower than in 87% of compared French towns: 5.1% of households have no car.
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 Gabre
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Gabre, 28% of its 85 homes: higher than in 95% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Gabre had 104 residents at the 2012 census and 124 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
28% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% 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 figure for flats is 3.5% in Gabre and 30% in the typical compared French town. Add to that, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Gabre grew +19% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 89% 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 change was +18%; from 2017 to 2023, +1%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Ariège town +2%.
31% of residents are 65 or over, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Gabre 49. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Gabre’s residents are over 49, older than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
Gabre sits above 75% of compared French towns for one-person households (42%)
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 2.1 people on average. 25% of households are couples with children, a lower share than in 51% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €22,410 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.
At €22,410 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
Gabre: 42% of households are headed by a retired person, above 87% 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
In Gabre, 8.3% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 57% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 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).
A larger share of immigrants than 81% of compared French towns: 13%
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.
With foreign nationals at 11%, Gabre is ahead of 85% of compared French towns on that count. Immigrants make up 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.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 89% 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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
In Gabre, 9.6% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 96% 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
36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (124 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
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).
Around Gabre, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabre | 49 | 31% | 28% | 13% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 10.3 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 10.4 mi | 39.8 | 21% | 2.7% | 13% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 10.5 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Foix 9,934 · 11.7 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 12 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 13.9 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
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 Gabre
What is the population of Gabre?
124 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (104).
How old are Gabre’s residents?
The median age is 49, older than 79% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gabre?
24, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gabre?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gabre?
€22,410 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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