72% of homes are second homes, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Here 11% of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. There were 50 households in Sorgeat at the 2023 Census, home to 89 residents. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 4.4%. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 70% 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 Sorgeat
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sorgeat, 72% of its 190 homes: higher than in 99% 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 Sorgeat’s residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sorgeat had 93 residents at the 2012 census and 89 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Sorgeat, 0.5% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
The share of flats is 2.1%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
−4% since 2012: slower than 86% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −12%, and from 2017 to 2023 +9%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ariège town +2%.
Half of Sorgeat is over 53, older than 91% 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
■ Sorgeat 53. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Sorgeat, 26%.
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
44% of households are one person living alone, a share 82% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 average household has 1.8 people. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Sorgeat ranks below 91% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 22%
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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Sorgeat, 22%. On average, 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).
Sorgeat sits above 68% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (6.7%)
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.
Immigrants make up about one in 15 here (6.7%). That is higher than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 46%, a higher share than 74% 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
In Sorgeat, 26% of residents 15 and over are single. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 6.6%, a lower share than 99% 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: 41% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
1 of 2 neighbors are older than Sorgeat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorgeat | 53 | 26% | 72% | 6.7% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 14 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 15 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 Sorgeat
What is the population of Sorgeat?
89 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (93).
How old are Sorgeat’s residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sorgeat?
140, with occasional dwellings: 72% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sorgeat?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (6.7%). 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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