Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Goulles is over 56.3
With households headed by a retired person at 48%, Goulles is ahead of 96% of compared French towns on that count. Single-parent households account for 3.2%. 4.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 323 residents in 160 households.
Throughout this page, the Corrèze 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 Goulles
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 75 second homes and occasional dwellings in Goulles, 29% of its 260 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Goulles’ residents are under 56.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
29% of homes in Goulles are second 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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 13% of households have no car here. 4.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 20. More empty homes than in 76% of compared French towns: 9.5%. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%.
A +1% change since 2012: slower than 65% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Corrèze town −1%.
38% of residents are 65 or over, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Goulles 56.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Goulles has 8.4%. Across the comparison, 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: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 77% of compared French towns: 19%
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 Corrèze median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 39%, more than in 65% of compared French towns.
€21,630 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.
At €21,630 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
16% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 64% 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
The census found that one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in Goulles. For comparison, 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).
More foreign nationals than 84% of compared French towns: 11%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Goulles has 11%. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in just over three quarters of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Corrèze has 6.1%.
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 88% of compared French towns, at 49%
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
24% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Goulles ranks above 85% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 27%
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 Goulles, 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 323 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Goulles and its 3 nearest towns: 1 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goulles | 56.3 | 38% | 29% | 11% |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 2,881 · 9 mi | 58 | 39% | 17% | 5.5% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 14.8 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 15.9 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
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 Goulles
What is the population of Goulles?
323 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (319).
How old are Goulles’ residents?
The median age is 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Goulles?
75, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Goulles?
INSEE counts 37 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Goulles?
€21,630 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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