A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 19%
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.8%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Galgan’s population at 363, in 160 households. 3.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 32. Fewer households without a car than in 95% of compared French towns: 3.8%.
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 Galgan
Empty homes
The census found 38 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +3% change since 2012: slower than 58% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +1% for the median Aveyron town, the change came in two steps: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Older than 85% of compared French towns: half of Galgan is over 50.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Galgan 50.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 28% of residents are 65 or over here.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Only 3.2% of households are single parents in Galgan
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
Households average 2.3 people. Couples with children are more common here than in 85% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Galgan sits above 98% of compared French towns for empty homes (17%)
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
Nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 30% have been in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 9.6%, more than in 88% of compared French towns. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €22,390 a year to live on
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 €22,390 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
23% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 91% 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, Galgan has 23%. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 13%. 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).
5% of residents are immigrants, below 64% 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.
The median compared commune in Aveyron has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 64% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals account for 5.5%.
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 married residents than 98% of compared French towns, at 54%
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
Single residents: 18% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 66% of compared French towns, at 26%
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
With adults with no qualification at 16%, Galgan is behind nearly two thirds of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (363 to 2,582 people), the 13th 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).
Galgan is younger than 4 of its 5 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galgan | 50.6 | 28% | 9.6% | 5% |
| Aubin 3,444 · 4.7 mi | 56.5 | 35% | 5.7% | 5% |
| Decazeville 5,020 · 5.7 mi | 53.8 | 35% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
| Capdenac-Gare 4,440 · 6.8 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Figeac 9,793 · 10.4 mi | 48.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 11,271 · 12.5 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 5.4% | 11% |
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 Galgan
What is the population of Galgan?
363 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (353).
How old are Galgan’s residents?
The median age is 50.6, older than 85% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Galgan?
21, with occasional dwellings: 9.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Galgan?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (5.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Galgan?
€22,390 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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