Couples with children: 11%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, just over three in five households are headed by a retired person here. Cabrespine counted 185 residents and 94 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 2.7% of homes are flats in the town. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 8.1% here, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aude 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 Cabrespine
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 66 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cabrespine, 36% of its 180 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 95% 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 Cabrespine’s residents are under 53.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Cabrespine’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 39% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 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.
A town of second homes: 36% 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
By its share of households without a car (7.4%), Cabrespine is below 70% of compared French towns. 1.1% of households rent social housing (HLM). Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 13%, more than in 90% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
From 2012 to 2023, Cabrespine outgrew 66% of compared French towns: +9%
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 first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, +5%.
Half of Cabrespine is over 53.5, 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
■ Cabrespine 53.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 30%, Cabrespine is ahead of 86% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households: 50%, a higher share than 94% 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 Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of single-parent households is 11%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%.
At the median, €20,140 a year to live on
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €20,140 a year: lower than in 96% of compared French towns.
5.6% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 95% 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. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
9.7% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 81% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
9.2% of residents are immigrants (typical compared French town: 6.5%). The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. Immigrants make up a share higher than in two thirds of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 33%, a higher share than 87% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 37% in Cabrespine. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
11% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Cabrespine has 41%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Of the 6 towns nearest Cabrespine, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrespine | 53.5 | 30% | 36% | 9.2% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 7.2 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 9.1 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 9.7 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 10.6 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 10.8 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 10.8 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
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 Cabrespine
What is the population of Cabrespine?
185 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (170).
How old are Cabrespine’s residents?
The median age is 53.5, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cabrespine?
66, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cabrespine?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.2% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (9.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cabrespine?
€20,140 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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