A median age of 61.8: Roquefère is older than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; Roquefère has 11%. At 3%, the share of flats is lower than in 98% of compared French towns. There were 41 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 69 residents. About one in 21: that is how common households without a car are in Roquefère (4.8%).
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 Roquefère
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Roquefère, 28% of its 65 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Roquefère’s residents are under 61.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.5% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Roquefère has 4.8%. At the same time, nearly one in ten homes stand empty, more than in 74% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 14% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 24%.
From 2012 to 2023, 64% of compared French towns grew faster than Roquefère: +1%
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Aude town, the change came in two steps: +16% from 2012 to 2017, then −13% to 2023.
In Roquefère, 41% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% 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
■ Roquefère 61.8. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (2.8%), Roquefère is below 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 44%, a higher share than 82% 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
Each household has 1.7 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
33% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 55% of compared French towns don’t reach
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. The wider picture: 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).
Roquefère ranks above 61% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 5.6%
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.
About one in 14: that is how common immigrants are in Roquefère (7%). That is higher than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Roquefère: 53% of residents 15 and over are married, above 98% 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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 20% in Roquefère. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Roquefère: 21% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 61% 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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 32% in Roquefère and 30% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 2nd 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.
Every neighbor is younger than Roquefère
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquefère | 61.8 | 41% | 28% | 7% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 7.6 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 7.7 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 8.5 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 8.7 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 8.9 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Pont-de-Larn 2,947 · 9.5 mi | 50.6 | 27% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
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 Roquefère
What is the population of Roquefère?
69 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (68).
How old are Roquefère’s residents?
The median age is 61.8, older than 99% of compared French towns. 7% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Roquefère?
18, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Roquefère?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (5.6%). 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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