2.3% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
The share of second homes is 7.2%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Hostun had 1,037 residents in 470 households at the 2023 Census. For Hostun, the census puts single-parent households at 5.3%. More households headed by a manual worker than in 87% of compared French towns: 21%.
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.
Hostun’s population changed by +11% since 2012, more than in 73% 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 +5% from 2012 to 2017 and +5% from 2017 to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 71% of compared French towns, at 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Hostun 42.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Hostun is 42.4, lower than in 62% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. On the census count, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 79% of compared French towns: 31%
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
The average household has 2.2 people. Across the comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. At 35%, the share of one-person households is lower than in just over half of compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 76% of compared French towns: 6.6%
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 15 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Here, nearly a quarter of homes are flats. Few places have as many households in social housing: 13% here, more than in 51% of compared French towns.
€25,900 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €25,900 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 72% of compared French towns: 14%
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
Roughly three in ten: 31% of households are headed by a retired person. Set beside that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.7%, a lower share than 75% of compared French towns
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, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Hostun has 1.8%. Measured more widely, 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.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 82% 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
Here, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 35% in Hostun, more than in 65% 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
Few places have as many adults with no qualification: 20% here, more than in 55% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
10th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 1,037 to 2,582
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.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Hostun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostun | 42.4 | 19% | 7.2% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans 2,874 · 4.7 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 6.5% | 6% |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet 6,523 · 5.8 mi | 40.9 | 19% | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| Bourg-de-Péage 9,921 · 7.2 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 0.7% | 8.3% |
| Romans-sur-Isère 33,464 · 7.3 mi | 45 | 25% | 1.8% | 13% |
| Mours-Saint-Eusèbe 3,424 · 7.4 mi | 48.1 | 27% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Chatte 2,518 · 8.1 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 Hostun
What is the population of Hostun?
1,037 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (933).
How old are Hostun’s residents?
The median age is 42.4, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hostun?
37, with occasional dwellings: 7.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hostun?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Hostun?
€25,900 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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