In Paule, 1.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manager or professional trails 97% of compared French towns: 3.1%. On residents aged 15 to 24, Paule sits lower than 90% of compared French towns: 8.3%. At the 2023 Census Paule was home to 671 people in 320 households. 4.8% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 21.
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 Paule
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 79 second homes and occasional dwellings in Paule, 17% of its 460 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Paule had 724 residents at the 2012 census and 671 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 59 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Paule, 17% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% 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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Paule comes in at 13%. Lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns: 5.8% of households have no car. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 9.8% of households arrived within the last two years, while 20% have stayed 30 years or more.
Paule’s population moved −7% on 2012, less than in 94% 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
Here the change came as −2% to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
Older than 77% of compared French towns: half of Paule is over 48.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Paule 48.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Paule, 24% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 82% of compared French towns: 7.8%
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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Paule has fewer couples with children than 59% of compared French towns, at 23%. 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 36% in the town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,200 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.
At €23,200 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
25% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households headed by a retired person: 30%, below 63% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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).
Paule ranks above 70% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 7.2%
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 immigrants tops 61% of compared French towns: 8.1%. On average, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
A larger share of married residents than 82% of compared French towns: 48%
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 48% and 5%, and 6.3% are widowed.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 75% 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 17% in Paule and 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Among 41 French towns of 671 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Paule is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paule | 48.5 | 24% | 17% | 8.1% |
| Carhaix-Plouguer 7,412 · 5.6 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.9% | 6% |
| Rostrenen 3,282 · 6.7 mi | 54.6 | 34% | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Gourin 3,960 · 9.3 mi | 55.3 | 33% | 7.6% | 4.3% |
| Le Faouët 2,814 · 13.7 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 8.2% | 3.8% |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou 3,651 · 16.9 mi | 51.2 | 30% | 15% | 7.4% |
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 Paule
What is the population of Paule?
671 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (724).
How old are Paule’s residents?
The median age is 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Paule?
79, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Paule?
INSEE counts 54 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.1% of residents, and 48 foreign nationals (7.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Paule?
€23,200 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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