Only 3% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Peynier
The share of one-person households trails 86% of compared French towns: 28%. Fewer households without a car than in 92% of compared French towns: 4.3%. Peynier had 3,739 residents in 1,560 households at the 2023 census. Put another way, about one in 13: 8% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Throughout this page, the Bouches-du-Rhône 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 Peynier
Growing fast
Peynier had 2,974 residents at the 2012 census and 3,739 in 2023, up 26%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
50% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 20% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +26% change since 2012: Peynier grew faster than 95% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +17%; 2017 to 2023, +7%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Bouches-du-Rhône town +6%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 21% in Peynier, less than in 61% 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
■ Peynier 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Peynier is 44.4, higher than in 53% of compared French towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 make up about one in ten here (10%). For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
33% of households are couples with children, a share 87% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Bouches-du-Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.4 people each. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. On single-parent households, Peynier sits lower than three fifths of compared French towns: 9.4%.
In Peynier, 19% of homes are flats, fewer than in 70% of compared French towns
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 homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). By way of comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Across Peynier, 3.5% of homes are second homes.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €33,840 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 Peynier’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €33,840 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 84% of compared French towns: 18%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 32%. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 75% of compared French towns, at 3.7%
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 share of foreign nationals trails just over four fifths of compared French towns: 1.8%. By way of comparison, 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.
Peynier: 51% of residents 15 and over are married, above 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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Peynier, 23%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Peynier, 9.4% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 97% 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
Graduates of higher education: 50% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
13th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 3,714 to 3,766
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 35.1 in Lourches to 63.9 in Cabourg.
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Peynier
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peynier | 44.4 | 21% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Rousset 5,425 · 2.3 mi | 41.6 | 19% | 7.9% | 7.4% |
| Trets 10,946 · 2.6 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 2.7% | 7.1% |
| Fuveau 10,337 · 3.8 mi | 43.3 | 18% | 4.7% | 5% |
| La Bouilladisse 6,547 · 4.1 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Gréasque 4,554 · 4.7 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| La Destrousse 4,133 · 5.2 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.2% | 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 Peynier
What is the population of Peynier?
3,739 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 26% more than in 2012 (2,974).
How old are Peynier’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 53% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Peynier?
62, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Peynier?
INSEE counts 140 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 67 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Peynier?
€33,840 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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