Only 6.1% of residents are 15 to 24 in Rochechinard
The share of flats is 7.5%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 131 residents in 66 households. Here, nearly a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker. Couples with children are rarer here than in 90% of compared French towns.
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 Rochechinard
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 15 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rochechinard, 17% of its 91 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Rochechinard had 104 residents at the 2012 census and 131 in 2023, up 26%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Rochechinard’s residents are under 52.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Rochechinard comes in at 12%. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Across Rochechinard, 6.1% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Growth of +26% since 2012 puts Rochechinard ahead of 95% 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 those years, the median Drôme town changed +8% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +15%, then +9% to 2023.
A median age of 52.5: Rochechinard is older than 90% 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
■ Rochechinard 52.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 27% of residents are 65 or over in Rochechinard.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Fewer single-parent households than 83% of compared French towns: 7.7%
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 people in the average household. The usual figure: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 38%, more than in 64% of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €24,730 a year
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,730 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 38%, a higher share than 79% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional tops 77% of compared French towns: 15%. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of foreign nationals than 86% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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.
By its share of immigrants (3.8%), Rochechinard is below three quarters of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Fewer married residents than 92% of compared French towns: 34%
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Rochechinard. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 9.3% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 44% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (131 to 2,582 people), the 8th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Rochechinard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochechinard | 52.5 | 27% | 17% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans 2,874 · 2.2 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 6.5% | 6% |
| Chatte 2,518 · 7.6 mi | 50.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet 6,523 · 8.2 mi | 40.9 | 19% | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Marcellin 7,700 · 8.7 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 2% | 11% |
| Bourg-de-Péage 9,921 · 9.7 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 0.7% | 8.3% |
| Romans-sur-Isère 33,464 · 9.8 mi | 45 | 25% | 1.8% | 13% |
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 Rochechinard
What is the population of Rochechinard?
131 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 26% more than in 2012 (104).
How old are Rochechinard’s residents?
The median age is 52.5, older than 90% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rochechinard?
15, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rochechinard?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rochechinard?
€24,730 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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