More second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 20%
With households in social housing at 2%, Tournissan is behind 97% of compared French towns on that count. There were 150 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 292 residents. The share of single-parent households stands at 3.4%. Lower than in 89% of compared French towns: 8.8% of homes are flats.
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 Tournissan
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 43 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tournissan, 20% of its 220 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 93% 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 Tournissan’s residents are under 51.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Tournissan, 11% of homes stand empty, more than in 82% 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
In the last two years, 13% of households moved in; at the other end, 21% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 8.7%, fewer than in 62% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Tournissan has grown +5%, faster than 52% of compared French towns
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 change was −2%; from 2017 to 2023, +7%.
Tournissan is older than 88% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Tournissan 51.5. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of Tournissan’s residents are 65 or older, against 29% in the median Aude town and 22% in the median compared French town; 17% are under 18. Residents aged 15 to 24: a tenth of the total.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 74% 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. As a yardstick, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Tournissan has fewer couples with children than 71% of compared French towns, at 21%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €20,410 a year
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.
Living standards centre on €20,410 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
In Tournissan, 3.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 34% of households are headed by a retired person here. Households headed by a manual worker: 24% of the total. For comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.5% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 67% 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.
The median compared commune in Aude has 6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in three fifths of compared French towns. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 13: 7.9% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 90% of compared French towns: 20%
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
By its share of married residents (42%), Tournissan is below three fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 22%, a lower share than 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 17% in Tournissan. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (292 to 2,582 people), the 10th oldest
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 Tournissan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournissan | 51.5 | 30% | 20% | 7.9% |
| Lézignan-Corbières 10,343 · 9.3 mi | 48.3 | 30% | 3% | 7.8% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 14.1 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 15.2 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Sigean 5,657 · 16.2 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 17% | 5.1% |
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 Tournissan
What is the population of Tournissan?
292 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (277).
How old are Tournissan’s residents?
The median age is 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tournissan?
43, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tournissan?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.9% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (6.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tournissan?
€20,410 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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