58% of homes are second homes, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 8 residents in 4 households: that is Aulan at the 2023 Census. Residents aged 65 and over account for 13%. Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Aulan comes in at 8.3%.
Throughout this page, the Drôme 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 Aulan
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Aulan, 58% of its 12 homes: higher than in 98% 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
One home in two in Aulan is a second home
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Growth of +14% since 2012 puts Aulan ahead of 80% 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 same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Drôme town +8%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +57%; from 2017 to 2023, −27%.
38% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 99% 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
■ Aulan 45. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Aulan is 45, higher than in 57% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
38% women, 62% men
About 60 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Immigrants make up 0% of Aulan’s residents
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Aulan sits below 99% of compared French towns for married residents (25%)
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
Fewer single residents than in 52% of compared French towns: 25%. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Aulan, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 55% 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
Adults with no qualification are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 20th youngest 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Aulan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulan | 45 | 13% | 58% | 0% |
| Bédoin 3,106 · 13.9 mi | 56.4 | 36% | 32% | 7.1% |
| Malaucène 2,758 · 15 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 34% | 7.3% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 17.5 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 6,058 · 17.9 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 15% | 12% |
| Caromb 3,479 · 17.9 mi | 50.9 | 27% | 13% | 8.6% |
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 Aulan
What is the population of Aulan?
8 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (7).
How old are Aulan’s residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aulan?
7, with occasional dwellings: 58% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aulan?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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