A median age of 60.8: Eyroles is older than 99% of compared French towns
Empty homes: 17% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Eyroles’s population at 22, in 13 households. 24% fewer people than in 2012.
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 Eyroles
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Eyroles, 29% of its 23 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Eyroles’ residents are under 60.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Eyroles had 29 residents at the 2012 census and 22 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Eyroles’ households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 25% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 95% of compared French towns: 29%
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 without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Eyroles changed by −24% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 99% 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 change was −3% from 2012 to 2017 and −21% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Drôme town +8%.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 38% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Eyroles 60.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
33% women, 67% men
About 50 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 50% in Eyroles, more than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 50% of households are one person living alone in Eyroles. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Households average 1.8 people.
100% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 99% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in Eyroles 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.
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.
A lower share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
The census found that 26% of residents 15 and over are single in Eyroles. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Only 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Eyroles
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 share of adults with no qualification is 21%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 22 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).
Every neighbor is younger than Eyroles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyroles | 60.8 | 38% | 29% | 0% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 6.2 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
| Dieulefit 3,289 · 11 mi | 58 | 39% | 18% | 7.2% |
| Valréas 9,224 · 12 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 4.6% | 14% |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 6,058 · 14.3 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 15% | 12% |
| Malaucène 2,758 · 17.3 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 34% | 7.3% |
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 Eyroles
What is the population of Eyroles?
22 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (29).
How old are Eyroles’ residents?
The median age is 60.8, older than 99% of compared French towns. 9.5% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Eyroles?
7, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Eyroles?
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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