Réquista is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.2
Couples with children: 16% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. In 2023, the Census found 1,924 residents in Réquista, living in 940 households. Households in social housing make up about one in 40 here (2.5%). Compared with other places, households headed by a manager or professional are scarce here: 3.1%, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns.
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 Réquista
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Réquista, 11% of its 1,260 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 97% 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 Réquista’s residents are under 56.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 180 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Réquista had 2,020 residents at the 2012 census and 1,924 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Réquista sits above 94% of compared French towns for empty homes (14%)
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
Just over one in ten homes are second homes, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Of all households, 9.8% moved in during the last two years and 27% have stayed three decades or more. Lower than in 79% of compared French towns: 14% of homes are flats.
−5% since 2012, a pace below 87% 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
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +1% in Aveyron.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 36% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Réquista 56.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
In Réquista, 12% of households are single parents, more than in 77% 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
37% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. Households here average 2 people each.
Median standard of living: €22,590 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.
Half of residents live in households above €22,590 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
41% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 86% 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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker. Set beside that, 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).
Immigrants: 5.3%, a lower share than 60% 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 60% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals: 4% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 69% 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
With married residents at 45%, Réquista is ahead of 62% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 23%, a lower share than 77% 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
Adults with no qualification: 22% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,924 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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 Réquista
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réquista | 56.2 | 36% | 11% | 5.3% |
| Arthès 2,528 · 17.2 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 0.9% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Juéry 6,564 · 17.7 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 1.5% | 5.8% |
| Baraqueville 3,173 · 17.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| Saint-Affrique 7,941 · 17.8 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 Réquista
What is the population of Réquista?
1,924 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (2,020).
How old are Réquista’s residents?
The median age is 56.2, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Réquista?
140, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Réquista?
INSEE counts 100 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 78 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Réquista?
€22,590 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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