Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.5% in Ganac, less than in 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Ganac’s population at 759, in 370 households. For Ganac, the census puts flats at 6.7%. The figure for households without a car is 4.7% in Ganac and 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Ganac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 100 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ganac, 20% of its 510 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Of all households, 9.4% moved in during the last two years and 24% have stayed three decades or more. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. 6.8% of homes stand empty, more than in 51% of compared French towns.
Ganac’s population changed by +10% since 2012, more than in 68% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ariège town +2%. The first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, +6%.
Above 79% of compared French towns: 28% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ganac 47.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 47.9, Ganac is older than nearly three quarters 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
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 68% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
With single-parent households at 7.9%, Ganac is behind just over four fifths of compared French towns on that count. This Ariège town has more one-person households than just over three fifths of compared French towns, at 38%. Across the comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people.
A typical living standard of €24,580 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.
Living standards centre on €24,580 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 13% in Ganac, 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
Households headed by a manual worker: 12%, below 65% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Roughly three in ten: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.6% of residents in Ganac 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.
That is lower than in 58% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%. Immigrants make up about one in 18 here (5.6%). Nothing unusual on foreign nationals: 4.1%, close to the figure 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 77% of compared French towns: 39%
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%; Ganac has 28%. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
10% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 95% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 38% in Ganac. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 759 to 2,582 people
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).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Ganac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganac | 47.9 | 28% | 20% | 5.6% |
| Foix 9,934 · 2.3 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 7.4 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 7.5 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 9.8 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 11.6 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 11.8 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 Ganac
What is the population of Ganac?
759 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (693).
How old are Ganac’s residents?
The median age is 47.9, older than 74% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ganac?
100, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ganac?
INSEE counts 42 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 31 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ganac?
€24,580 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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