Older than 90% of compared French towns: half of Glomel is over 52.3
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 4.9% of households are single parents in Glomel. The town has fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns, at 3.5%. Census day 2023: 1,440 residents and 730 households in the town. 3.2% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Côtes-d'Armor 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 Glomel
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in Glomel, 14% of its 1,050 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 180 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Glomel’s residents are under 52.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
3.1% of homes are flats, below 98% 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
5.8% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). Flats: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Put another way, about one in seven: 14% of homes are second homes. At 17%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 98% of compared French towns.
Glomel changed by +2% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 62% 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 the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Côtes-d'Armor town +3%.
Only 7.6% of residents are 15 to 24 in Glomel
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Glomel 52.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Glomel, 26%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
Glomel sits above 81% of compared French towns for one-person households (44%)
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 Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2 people in the average household. Couples with children are rarer here than in 71% of compared French towns. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
€24,060 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.
Half of Glomel’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,060 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
Glomel sits above 80% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (39%)
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
Glomel has more households headed by a manual worker than 55% of compared French towns, at 15%. By way of comparison, 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).
In Glomel, 5.3% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 59% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Côtes-d'Armor has 2.7%. Set beside that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Locally, 6% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 41% of residents 15 and over are married in Glomel
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
Across Glomel, 25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
In Glomel, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 61% 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
Across Glomel, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 8th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
A younger town than 3 of the 5 around it: Glomel
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glomel | 52.3 | 26% | 14% | 6% |
| Rostrenen 3,282 · 3.6 mi | 54.6 | 34% | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Carhaix-Plouguer 7,412 · 9.4 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.9% | 6% |
| Gourin 3,960 · 11.3 mi | 55.3 | 33% | 7.6% | 4.3% |
| Le Faouët 2,814 · 13.1 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 8.2% | 3.8% |
| Cléguérec 2,885 · 16.2 mi | 50.8 | 27% | 8.8% | 4% |
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 Glomel
What is the population of Glomel?
1,440 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (1,414).
How old are Glomel’s residents?
The median age is 52.3, older than 90% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Glomel?
150, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Glomel?
INSEE counts 86 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 77 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Glomel?
€24,060 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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