Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Firbeix is over 53.2
Here 46% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. 294 residents in 150 households: that is Firbeix at the 2023 Census. Locally, 6.4% of households are single parents. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne 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 Firbeix
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 37 second homes and occasional dwellings in Firbeix, 18% of its 210 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Firbeix’s residents are under 53.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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
One household in 11 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%. Second homes account for 18%. Empty homes are more common here than in 71% of compared French towns.
+3% since 2012, a pace below 58% 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 median Dordogne town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +7% and the next six −4%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 5.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Firbeix 53.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 83% of compared French towns: 29%. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Firbeix sits above 79% of compared French towns for one-person households (43%)
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 Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 22% of households are couples with children here. Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €22,230 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 residents live in households above €22,230 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 90% of compared French towns, at 22%
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
Firbeix ranks above 70% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 7.1%
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 higher than in 57% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Dordogne has 5.4%. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%. Census figures put immigrants at 7.5% in Firbeix.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Firbeix, 20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 90% 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
Married residents: 43% of the total. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 77% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
Here 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 294 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Firbeix, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firbeix | 53.2 | 29% | 18% | 7.5% |
| Thiviers 2,876 · 12.1 mi | 54.3 | 35% | 9.2% | 7.3% |
| Nexon 2,548 · 12.9 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 5.8% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 6,830 · 13.6 mi | 57 | 36% | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Nontron 3,057 · 14.2 mi | 54.9 | 35% | 10% | 6.8% |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 5,890 · 16.9 mi | 47.3 | 27% | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 2,667 · 17.2 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 2.3% | 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 Firbeix
What is the population of Firbeix?
294 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (286).
How old are Firbeix’s residents?
The median age is 53.2, older than 91% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Firbeix?
37, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Firbeix?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.5% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (7.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Firbeix?
€22,230 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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