Les Cabannes is older than 98% of compared French towns: a median age of 60
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 6.5% of households are couples with children in Les Cabannes. This Ariège town had 317 residents in 180 households at the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person: 45% of the total. Few places have as many empty homes: 9.3% here, more than in 75% of compared French towns.
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 Les Cabannes
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Les Cabannes, 47% of its 420 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 44% 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 Les Cabannes’ residents are under 60 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Les Cabannes had 344 residents at the 2012 census and 317 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Les Cabannes’ households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 46% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
47% of homes are second homes, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Les Cabannes comes in at 35%. Meanwhile, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, just over one in ten households have no car.
−8% since 2012, a pace below 94% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −3%, then −5% to 2023.
Les Cabannes ranks above 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 41%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Les Cabannes 60. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.9%, below 97% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 3.3% of households are single parents
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Les Cabannes has 49%. The wider picture: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.7 people share a household.
At the median, €25,280 a year to live on
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.
Half of Les Cabannes’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,280 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
16% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 61% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Across Les Cabannes, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 5.8% of Les Cabannes’ residents
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 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%. Immigrants make up about one in 17 here (5.8%). Little separates the share of foreign nationals here, 4.9%, from 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.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 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
40% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Les Cabannes, 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 79% 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
Graduates of higher education: 33%, above 59% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 317 to 2,582 people: this is the 4th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Les Cabannes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cabannes | 60 | 41% | 47% | 5.8% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 6 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Foix 9,934 · 12.8 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 13 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
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 Les Cabannes
What is the population of Les Cabannes?
317 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (344).
How old are Les Cabannes’ residents?
The median age is 60, older than 98% of compared French towns. 9.5% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Cabannes?
200, with occasional dwellings: 47% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Cabannes?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (4.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Les Cabannes?
€25,280 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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