Half of Orgeix is over 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Orgeix is home to 102 residents in 59 households, by the 2023 Census. 7.8% of homes are flats, or about one in 13. Where a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Orgeix has 17%.
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 Orgeix
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 66 second homes and occasional dwellings in Orgeix, 46% of its 140 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 92% 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 Orgeix’s residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Orgeix had 82 residents at the 2012 census and 102 in 2023, up 24%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 18 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.
Orgeix sits above 97% of compared French towns for second homes (46%)
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
Empty homes: 13%, above 91% of compared French towns. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 6.9% of households have no car in Orgeix.
A +24% change since 2012: faster than 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ariège town +2%. The change was +6% from 2012 to 2017 and +17% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.9%, a lower share than 97% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Orgeix 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
33% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Orgeix sits above 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (25%)
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
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 42% in Orgeix. A household here holds 1.7 people on average. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%.
In Orgeix, 42% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Elsewhere, 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 smaller share of immigrants than 92% of compared French towns: 2%
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 92% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Put another way, about one in 50: 2% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 28% in Orgeix, less than in 99% 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
By its share of single residents (29%), Orgeix is above 76% of compared French towns. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 26% in Orgeix, more than in 80% 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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, just over a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Set beside that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 102 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.
Every neighbor is younger than Orgeix
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgeix | 57.3 | 33% | 46% | 2% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 15.5 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 16.4 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 Orgeix
What is the population of Orgeix?
102 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% more than in 2012 (82).
How old are Orgeix’s residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 8.9% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Orgeix?
66, with occasional dwellings: 46% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Orgeix?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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