A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.3%
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 2.6% of households have no car here. On residents aged 15 to 24, Rodelle sits lower than 98% of compared French towns: 6.8%. 1,122 residents in 480 households: that is Rodelle at the 2023 Census. In Rodelle, 0.6% of households rent social housing (HLM).
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 Rodelle
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 84 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rodelle, 13% of its 620 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
13% of homes are second homes, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 10% of homes stand empty in Rodelle. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 7.4% of households moved in; at the other end, 29% have stayed 30 years or more.
A +9% change since 2012: faster than 67% 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, +4% to 2017 and +5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +1% in Aveyron.
Older than 55% of compared French towns: half of Rodelle is over 44.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rodelle 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Only 23% of households are one person living alone in Rodelle
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, the share of couples with children is 25%; Rodelle has 32%. Single-parent households account for 4.1%. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €28,700 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.
The median standard of living in Rodelle is €28,700 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 76% of compared French towns.
7.2% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 90% 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
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 29% of households are headed by a retired person in Rodelle. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 13%. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Rodelle, 0.8% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% 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.
Here 0.3% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Single residents make up 20% in Rodelle, less than in 94% 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
By its share of married residents (47%), Rodelle is above 81% of compared French towns. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification make up 12% in Rodelle, less than in 89% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, just over two in five adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Rodelle. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,122 to 2,582 people, the 18th youngest
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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Rodelle, 4 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodelle | 44.7 | 22% | 13% | 0.8% |
| Sébazac-Concourès 3,234 · 4.4 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Bozouls 3,001 · 4.6 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 9.4% | 2.7% |
| Onet-le-Château 12,080 · 7.1 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 2.9% | 14% |
| Espalion 4,605 · 7.7 mi | 53.1 | 35% | 20% | 7.2% |
| Rodez 23,981 · 8.3 mi | 41.7 | 24% | 4.3% | 11% |
| Olemps 3,559 · 9.8 mi | 51.6 | 30% | 2% | 3.6% |
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 Rodelle
What is the population of Rodelle?
1,122 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (1,027).
How old are Rodelle’s residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 55% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rodelle?
84, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rodelle?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rodelle?
€28,700 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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