Arphy sits below 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (5.9%)
Just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 6% in Arphy. At 3.1%, the share of flats is lower than in 98% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 139 residents in 82 households. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 5.6%.
Throughout this page, the Gard 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 Arphy
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 82 second homes and occasional dwellings in Arphy, 43% of its 190 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Arphy had 178 residents at the 2012 census and 139 in 2023, down 22%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Arphy’s residents are under 55.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 27 homes empty (14%): 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 town of second homes: 43% of its homes
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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Arphy, the census puts empty homes at 14%. One household in 17 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
Arphy changed by −22% from 2012 to 2023, behind 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
In two steps, −4% to 2017 and −19% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Gard.
A median age of 55.8: Arphy is older than 95% 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
■ Arphy 55.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 94% of compared French towns: 35%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Arphy sits above 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (24%)
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 Gard median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.7 people share a household. Few places have as many one-person households: 47% here, more than in 89% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, one in ten households are single parents.
Median standard of living: €24,290 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.
At €24,290 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 67% of compared French towns: 29%
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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person. Across Arphy, 12% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.6% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 61% 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.
The median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%. 7% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 14.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 82% of compared French towns: 48% of residents 15 and over are married
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
24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 59% of compared French towns. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 66% of compared French towns: 35%
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, a higher share than in 51% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 139 to 2,582 people, the 5th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Arphy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arphy | 55.8 | 35% | 43% | 7% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 1.8 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| Ganges 3,724 · 7.9 mi | 52.8 | 35% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 13.6 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 15.8 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres 2,696 · 16.9 mi | 45 | 21% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
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 Arphy
What is the population of Arphy?
139 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% fewer than in 2012 (178).
How old are Arphy’s residents?
The median age is 55.8, older than 95% of compared French towns. 7.7% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arphy?
82, with occasional dwellings: 43% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arphy?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arphy?
€24,290 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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