Residents aged 65 and over make up 42% in Pelonne, more than in 98% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In Pelonne, 5.6% of homes are flats. The town is home to 23 residents in 15 households, by the 2023 Census. Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 33% of households are couples with children in the town.
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 Pelonne
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 5 second homes and occasional dwellings in Pelonne, 25% of its 22 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Many people living alone
67% of Pelonne’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 50% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Pelonne’s residents are under 52.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Pelonne had 19 residents at the 2012 census and 23 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Pelonne ranks above 94% of compared French towns on second homes: 25%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Pelonne has 25%. Still, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 7.2% of homes stand empty in the town.
Growth of +21% since 2012 puts Pelonne ahead of 91% 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
In two steps, +26% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +8% in Drôme.
Older than 90% of compared French towns: half of Pelonne is over 52.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pelonne 52.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 11% here, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Pelonne ranks above 99% of compared French towns on one-person households: 67%
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
Households here average 1.6 people each. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a retired person: 67%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
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 Pelonne 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.
Foreign nationals 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.
35% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 93% 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
The share of married residents trails 89% of compared French towns: 35%. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Pelonne ranks above 54% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 31%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, or about one in five. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 23 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Pelonne and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelonne | 52.5 | 42% | 25% | 0% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 12.9 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
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 Pelonne
What is the population of Pelonne?
23 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (19).
How old are Pelonne’s residents?
The median age is 52.5, older than 90% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pelonne?
5, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pelonne?
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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