Second homes: 35%, a higher share than 95% of compared French towns
Here 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. At the 2023 Census, 512 people lived in Cornus, in 260 households. 4.2% of homes are flats. On households without a car, Cornus sits lower than just over four fifths of compared French towns: 5.8%.
Throughout this page, the Aveyron 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 Cornus
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 160 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cornus, 35% of its 450 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 Cornus’ residents are under 53.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Fewer households in social housing than 91% of compared French towns: 3.8%
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, one in ten households moved in; at the other end, 22% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing make up 12% in the typical compared French town. On empty homes, Cornus sits higher than 66% of compared French towns: 8.1%. One household in 17 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Slower than most: +2% since 2012, behind 60% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +5%, then −2% to 2023.
A median age of 53.3: Cornus is older than 91% 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
■ Cornus 53.3. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of Cornus’ residents are 65 or older, against 30% in the median Aveyron town and 22% in the median compared French town; 13% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 13%, a higher share than 88% 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 Aveyron median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Cornus, 40%. Against that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Couples with children come to 19% here, about two in ten.
Half above, half below €22,930 a year in standard of living
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 €22,930 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 38% in Cornus, more than in 76% 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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Cornus has 11%. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%. Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 7.5% here.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.2% of residents are foreign nationals in Cornus
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.
Here 3.1% of residents are immigrants, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Typically, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 82% of compared French towns: 21%
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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Cornus, 45%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 93% of compared French towns: 11%
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
Graduates of higher education: 35%, above 66% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Cornus
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornus | 53.3 | 30% | 35% | 3.1% |
| Lodève 7,251 · 12.7 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 5.1% | 12% |
| Millau 22,044 · 15.5 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Saint-Affrique 7,941 · 16.1 mi | 49.9 | 30% | 8.8% | 5.8% |
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 Cornus
What is the population of Cornus?
512 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (500).
How old are Cornus’ residents?
The median age is 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cornus?
160, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cornus?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cornus?
€22,930 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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