Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Péreille is over 59.7
5.3% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. In Péreille, 6.4% of homes are flats. At 58%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 182, in 89 households.
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 Péreille
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 13 second homes and occasional dwellings in Péreille, 13% of its 100 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Péreille’s residents are under 59.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 39% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Péreille had 207 residents at the 2012 census and 182 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 13% of homes are second homes
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 4.2% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 46%. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. One household in 11 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
Péreille changed by −12% from 2012 to 2023, behind 98% 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 change was +1% from 2012 to 2017 and −13% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ariège town +2%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 3.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Péreille 59.7. The median compared French town: 44.
39% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 70% 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
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Péreille comes in at 32%. Measured more widely, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people.
Median living standard: €25,870 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,870 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 83% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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 a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Against that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
8.8% of residents are immigrants, more than in 64% 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.
The median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 64% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. The census found that 4.6% of residents are foreign nationals in Péreille.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 13% of residents 15 and over are single
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
58% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 72% of compared French towns: 24%
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
On the census count, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (182 to 2,582 people), 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Péreille is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péreille | 59.7 | 39% | 13% | 8.8% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 1.3 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Foix 9,934 · 11.3 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 11.8 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 12.4 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 13.1 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 15.2 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
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 Péreille
What is the population of Péreille?
182 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (207).
How old are Péreille’s residents?
The median age is 59.7, older than 98% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 39% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Péreille?
13, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Péreille?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.8% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (4.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Péreille?
€25,870 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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