L'Herm ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 2.6%
In L'Herm, 3.5% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 6.3% of residents are 15 to 24. This Ariège town has more households headed by a retired person than 86% of compared French towns, at 41%. Census day 2023: 186 residents and 82 households in the 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 L'Herm
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in L'Herm, 13% of its 110 homes: higher than in 90% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
L'Herm had 223 residents at the 2012 census and 186 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 13%, a higher share than 90% 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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 8.1%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 26%. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. L'Herm has more empty homes than 91% of compared French towns, at 13%.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: L'Herm changed by −17% since 2012
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: −10% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
Only 19% of residents are 65 or over in L'Herm
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ L'Herm 44. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in L'Herm is 44, lower than in 50% 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
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
29% of households are one person living alone, below 79% 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
The average household has 2.2 people. L'Herm has more single-parent households than 75% of compared French towns, at 12%. As a yardstick, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Where a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, L'Herm has 24%.
€23,970 a year is the median standard of living here
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 midpoint of living standards here is €23,970 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 5.9%, a lower share than 94% 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
Just over one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 81% 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: 1.5%, below 86% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 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.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, below 90% 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
Married residents make up 38%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In L'Herm, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 91% 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
In L'Herm, 34% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (186 to 2,582 people), the 16th youngest
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 young as L'Herm
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Herm | 44 | 19% | 13% | 3.1% |
| Foix 9,934 · 3.9 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 5.7 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 8.2 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 8.9 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 9.1 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 9.7 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
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 L'Herm
What is the population of L'Herm?
186 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (223).
How old are L'Herm’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in L'Herm?
14, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in L'Herm?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in L'Herm?
€23,970 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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