Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of Generville is over 54.3
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Generville’s population at 48, in 24 households. On the census count, 4.2% of households have no car. 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 60% in the town.
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 Generville
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Generville, 28% of its 36 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 90% 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
Generville had 62 residents at the 2012 census and 48 in 2023, down 23%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Generville’s residents are under 54.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 2.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 95% of compared French towns: 28%
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 13% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 21%. On flats, Generville sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 2.8%. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in the town, 5.6%.
From 2012 to 2023, 99% of compared French towns grew faster than Generville: −23%
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 −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 −20%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
In Generville, 8.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 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
■ Generville 54.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 25% in Generville and 22% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 20% in Generville, less than in 99% 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
On average, 2 people share a household. Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a retired person: 20%, a lower share than 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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Generville, 20%. On average, 32% 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).
In Generville, 10% of residents are immigrants, more than in 72% 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 figure for foreign nationals is 6.3% in Generville and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
A higher share of single residents than 83% of compared French towns, at 31%
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
The census found that just over two in five residents 15 and over are married in Generville. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
14% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 79% 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 Generville, just over a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Generville is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generville | 54.3 | 25% | 28% | 10% |
| Castelnaudary 12,151 · 7.3 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 9 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Bram 3,233 · 9.4 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Mazères 3,852 · 13 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 15.9 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais 5,072 · 17 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 1.8% | 5% |
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 Generville
What is the population of Generville?
48 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% fewer than in 2012 (62).
How old are Generville’s residents?
The median age is 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns. 6.3% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Generville?
10, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Generville?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (6.3%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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