A median age of 53.8: Le Cayrol is older than 92% of compared French towns
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (4.5%), Le Cayrol is below 89% of compared French towns. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 243 residents locally, living in 110 households. Flats account for 7.1%.
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 Le Cayrol
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Cayrol, 20% of its 170 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 85% 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 Le Cayrol’s residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Le Cayrol had 263 residents at the 2012 census and 243 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (15%): 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 town of second homes: 20% of its homes
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
The figure for empty homes is 15% in Le Cayrol and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 5.5% of households have no car locally.
Since 2012, Le Cayrol has changed by −8%, slower than 94% 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
Over those years, the median Aveyron town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −2%, then −6% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29%, a higher share than 82% 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
■ Le Cayrol 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.9%, below 66% of compared French towns. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Le Cayrol: 14% of households are single parents, above 90% 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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 23% of households are couples with children in Le Cayrol. 36% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. There are 2 people in the average household.
€21,540 a year: the median 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,540 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
27% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). In the typical compared French town, 14% 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).
2.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 83% 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.
Foreign nationals: 1.6% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 39%, a higher share than 97% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 35% of residents 15 and over are married in Le Cayrol. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 87% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Le Cayrol has 21%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 243 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Le Cayrol
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cayrol | 53.8 | 29% | 20% | 2.9% |
| Espalion 4,605 · 4.5 mi | 53.1 | 35% | 20% | 7.2% |
| Bozouls 3,001 · 8.7 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 9.4% | 2.7% |
| Sébazac-Concourès 3,234 · 15.2 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Onet-le-Château 12,080 · 17.8 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 2.9% | 14% |
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 Le Cayrol
What is the population of Le Cayrol?
243 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (263).
How old are Le Cayrol’s residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Cayrol?
33, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Cayrol?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Cayrol?
€21,540 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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