Roynac is older than 88% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.6
Just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Roynac. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 4.7%. On households without a car, Roynac sits lower than 87% of compared French towns: 5.1%. The 2023 Census counted 477 residents in 210 households.
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 Roynac
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Roynac, 11% of its 260 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 93% 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 Roynac’s residents are under 51.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households in social housing make up 2.9% in Roynac, less than in 94% of compared French towns
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, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Roynac, 8.2%. Fewer flats than in 85% of compared French towns: 11%. The usual figure: just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
A change of −1% since 2012 leaves Roynac behind 75% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Drôme town +8%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of compared French towns, at 8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Roynac 51.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Roynac, 28%. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 74% of compared French towns: 30%
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 average 2.2 people. Lower than in 54% of compared French towns: 9.8% of households are single parents. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €29,560 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.
Living standards centre on €29,560 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 82% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 90% of compared French towns: 43%
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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of households are headed by a manager or professional here. Set beside that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.8% of Roynac’s 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.
The median compared commune in Drôme has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 56% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 17: 5.8% of residents are immigrants. At 4.6%, the share of foreign nationals is in line with the figure 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.
Single residents make up 17% in Roynac, less than in 99% 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
Married residents make up 54%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Roynac ranks below 86% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 12%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Roynac has 39%. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (477 to 2,582 people), the 10th 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 Roynac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roynac | 51.6 | 28% | 11% | 5.8% |
| Crest 8,658 · 7.2 mi | 46.7 | 28% | 3.9% | 6.5% |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 2,733 · 7.7 mi | 46 | 24% | 3.7% | 4% |
| Cruas 2,898 · 8.4 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Allex 2,698 · 8.5 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 3.4% | 2% |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 2,592 · 9 mi | 45.1 | 22% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme 6,614 · 9.5 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1.3% | 9.2% |
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 Roynac
What is the population of Roynac?
477 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (483).
How old are Roynac’s residents?
The median age is 51.6, older than 88% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Roynac?
27, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Roynac?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (4.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Roynac?
€29,560 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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