7.1% of homes are second homes, more than in 83% of compared French towns
In Crépol, 11% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. 13% of households are single parents, more than in 84% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 523 people lived locally, in 230 households. On the census count, nearly two in five households are headed by a retired person.
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 Crépol
Fewer residents than in 2012
Crépol had 552 residents at the 2012 census and 523 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−5% since 2012: slower than 89% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then −7% to 2023. Over those years, the median Drôme town changed +8% and the median compared French town +5%.
26% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 73% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Crépol 45.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.7%, Crépol is behind 70% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The median age locally is 45.9, higher than in 63% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Crépol ranks above 54% of compared French towns on couples with children: 26%
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 Drôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.2 people in the average household. On one-person households, Crépol sits higher than 52% of compared French towns: 36%. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Crépol sits below 85% of compared French towns for flats (11%)
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
The figure for households without a car is 8.9% in Crépol and 11% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing: 15% of the total. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €26,480 a year per consumption unit
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 €26,480 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 56% of compared French towns.
21% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 87% 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
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Crépol comes in at 8.2%. The usual figure: 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).
Below 94% of compared French towns: 1.7% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Crépol, 1.1%. The usual figure: 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.
46% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 73% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 23% of residents 15 and over are single here. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 24% in Crépol, more than in 72% 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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Crépol comes in at 25%. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (523 to 2,582 people), the 19th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Crépol
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crépol | 45.9 | 26% | 7.1% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 4,193 · 5.5 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Peyrins 2,613 · 5.6 mi | 47.3 | 23% | 4.1% | 3% |
| Mours-Saint-Eusèbe 3,424 · 7.3 mi | 48.1 | 27% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Romans-sur-Isère 33,464 · 8.7 mi | 45 | 25% | 1.8% | 13% |
| Bourg-de-Péage 9,921 · 9.7 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 0.7% | 8.3% |
| Chatte 2,518 · 10.5 mi | 50.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 3.9% |
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 Crépol
What is the population of Crépol?
523 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (552).
How old are Crépol’s residents?
The median age is 45.9, older than 63% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Crépol?
20, with occasional dwellings: 7.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Crépol?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Crépol?
€26,480 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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