Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.9% of homes are flats
The figure for single-parent households is 29% in Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou and 10% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou was home to 85 people in 37 households. Here, 14% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Few places have as many residents aged 65 and over: 28% here, more than in 79% 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 Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou
Growing fast
Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou had 60 residents at the 2012 census and 85 in 2023, up 42%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou’s population changed by +42% since 2012, more than in 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Ariège town +2%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought −10%; 2017 to 2023, +57%.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 82% of compared French towns: 13%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou 45. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou is 45, higher than in 57% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
43% of households are one person living alone, more than in 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
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. The average household has 2.3 people.
A town of second homes: 5.4% of its 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
Of all households, 16% moved in during the last two years and 32% have stayed three decades or more. Across the comparison, 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. Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou has 5.4%.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 71% of compared French towns, at 29%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 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).
Above 79% of compared French towns: 13% of residents are immigrants
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 9.7% of residents are foreign nationals here. On average, 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.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 76% of compared French towns don’t reach
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: 26% of residents 15 and over are single. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 33% in Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou, more than in 59% 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
The census found that 18% of adults out of school have no qualification in Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 85 to 2,582 people, the 20th 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).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou | 45 | 28% | 5.4% | 13% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 3.6 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 7.4 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 11.1 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 11.4 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 12.1 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 13.3 mi | 39.8 | 21% | 2.7% | 13% |
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 Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou
What is the population of Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou?
85 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 42% more than in 2012 (60).
How old are Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou’s residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou?
2, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (9.7%). 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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