Gincla sits above 98% of compared French towns for second homes (60%)
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Gincla comes in at 9.9%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Gincla was home to 46 people in 26 households. Across Gincla, a fifth of households are headed by a manager or professional.
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 Gincla
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 42 second homes and occasional dwellings in Gincla, 60% of its 69 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
60% of Gincla’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 39% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Gincla’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Gincla had 49 residents at the 2012 census and 46 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
1.4% 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
3.7% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
From 2012 to 2023, 91% of compared French towns grew faster than Gincla: −6%
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
In two steps, −2% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Aude.
Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Gincla is over 54.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Gincla 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 38%.
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
About 74 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.
In Gincla, 60% of households are one person living alone, more 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
Households here average 1.7 people each. At 20%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 99% of compared French towns. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Gincla sits above 83% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (40%)
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: 20% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 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 Gincla, 8.5% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 76% 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.
Where 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, Gincla has 8.5%. Set beside that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in 63% 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.
A higher share of single residents than 61% of compared French towns, at 27%
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
On the census count, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Gincla ranks below 85% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 20%
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
Here a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 46 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 3 around it: Gincla
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gincla | 54.8 | 38% | 60% | 8.5% |
| Quillan 2,978 · 10.9 mi | 59.1 | 38% | 19% | 14% |
| Prades 6,148 · 11.2 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 11% | 11% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 16.3 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
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 Gincla
What is the population of Gincla?
46 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (49).
How old are Gincla’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gincla?
42, with occasional dwellings: 60% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gincla?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.5% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (8.5%). 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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