A town of second homes: 36% of its homes
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 100 residents in Greffeil, living in 47 households. On the census count, 2.6% of homes stand empty. Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Greffeil comes in at 6.5%.
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 Greffeil
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Greffeil, 36% of its 76 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 63% 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 Greffeil’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households without a car: 2%, a lower share than 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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Greffeil comes in at 10%. Measured more widely, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
+14% since 2012, a pace 79% of compared French towns didn’t match
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 −10%, and from 2017 to 2023 +27%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Greffeil is over 52.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Greffeil 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Greffeil, 35%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
Above 75% of compared French towns: 30% of households are couples with children
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, 2.1 people share a household. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Greffeil has fewer one-person households than 77% of compared French towns, at 30%.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns, at 10%
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
20% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person. Lower than in 77% of compared French towns: 10% 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).
More immigrants than 67% of compared French towns: 9.3%
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 median compared commune in Aude has 6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in two thirds of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. About one in 27: that is how common foreign nationals are in Greffeil (3.7%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
46% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 71% 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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, a lower share than in 57% of compared French towns. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 73% 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
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
The 8th oldest of 41 French towns of 100 to 2,582 people
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Greffeil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greffeil | 52.2 | 35% | 36% | 9.3% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 6.6 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Limoux 10,532 · 8.2 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 9.5 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 9.8 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 11.9 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 12.1 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
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 Greffeil
What is the population of Greffeil?
100 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (88).
How old are Greffeil’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Greffeil?
27, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Greffeil?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (3.7%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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