A median age of 56.2: Pontrieux is older than 95% of compared French towns
2.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. Pontrieux had 1,002 residents in 520 households at the 2023 census. Locally, 29% of homes are flats.
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 Pontrieux
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Pontrieux, 18% of its 760 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 87% 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 Pontrieux’s residents are under 56.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
52% of Pontrieux’s households are one person: higher than in 95% of compared French towns; 37% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 100 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.
Pontrieux: 18% of homes are second homes, above 93% 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 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Pontrieux comes in at 14%. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Pontrieux, 13% of homes stand empty. Higher than in 79% of compared French towns: 18% of households have no car.
Since 2012, Pontrieux has changed by −1%, slower than 76% 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
Pontrieux ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pontrieux 56.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 36% in Pontrieux and 22% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer couples with children than 96% of compared French towns: 13%
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
Each household has 1.8 people on average. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 52%, more than in 95% of compared French towns. Single-parent households: 6.7%, below 92% of compared French towns.
€20,750 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €20,750 a year: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 49% of households are headed by a retired person
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Pontrieux comes in at 10%. Elsewhere, 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).
Below 76% of compared French towns: 3.7% of residents are immigrants
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.
With foreign nationals at 3.2%, Pontrieux is behind 62% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 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.
In Pontrieux, 41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 65% 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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Pontrieux. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Pontrieux ranks below 88% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 19%
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
Adults with no qualification: 27% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 1,002 to 2,582 people
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).
Pontrieux is younger than 3 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontrieux | 56.2 | 36% | 18% | 3.7% |
| La Roche-Jaudy 2,629 · 4.6 mi | 49 | 26% | 13% | 3.4% |
| Paimpol 7,341 · 7.3 mi | 61.5 | 44% | 17% | 2.9% |
| Bégard 4,889 · 8 mi | 47.9 | 25% | 5.5% | 2.1% |
| Pabu 2,771 · 8.8 mi | 54 | 36% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Plouézec 3,147 · 8.9 mi | 61.6 | 42% | 29% | 2.2% |
| Ploubazlanec 2,932 · 9.1 mi | 62 | 43% | 40% | 2% |
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 Pontrieux
What is the population of Pontrieux?
1,002 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (1,016).
How old are Pontrieux’s residents?
The median age is 56.2, older than 95% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pontrieux?
140, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pontrieux?
INSEE counts 37 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 32 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pontrieux?
€20,750 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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