Couples with children: 11%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Roquefort-les-Cascades comes in at 44%. In 2023, the Census found 80 residents in the town, living in 47 households. Put another way, about one in 17: 6% of residents are 15 to 24. 4.9% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 96% 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 Roquefort-les-Cascades
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Roquefort-les-Cascades, 26% of its 80 homes: higher than in 94% 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
Roquefort-les-Cascades had 95 residents at the 2012 census and 80 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Roquefort-les-Cascades’ residents are under 52.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 12 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 94% of compared French towns: 26% 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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Roquefort-les-Cascades. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 2% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 33%. Households without a car 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.
A −16% change since 2012: slower than 99% 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 −4% from 2012 to 2017 and −12% from 2017 to 2023.
Half of Roquefort-les-Cascades is over 52.5, older than 90% 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
■ Roquefort-les-Cascades 52.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Roquefort-les-Cascades has 29%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-person households than 82% of compared French towns, at 44%
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 figure for single-parent households is 11% in Roquefort-les-Cascades and 10% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 1.7 people.
11% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 65% of compared French towns: 4.8%
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
33% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 94% 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
Put another way, about one in four: 25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 33% and 12%, and 9.3% are widowed.
Adults with no qualification make up 15% in Roquefort-les-Cascades, less than in 70% 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 make up 32%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 80 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.
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Roquefort-les-Cascades
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquefort-les-Cascades | 52.5 | 29% | 26% | 4.8% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 5.5 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Foix 9,934 · 7.1 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 8.3 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 10.5 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 10.8 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 10.8 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
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 Roquefort-les-Cascades
What is the population of Roquefort-les-Cascades?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (95).
How old are Roquefort-les-Cascades’ residents?
The median age is 52.5, older than 90% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Roquefort-les-Cascades?
21, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Roquefort-les-Cascades?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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