A median age of 61.3: Aumessas is older than 99% of compared French towns
Single-parent households: 3.4% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 98% of compared French towns: 52% of households are headed by a retired person. 263 residents in 150 households: that is Aumessas at the 2023 Census. Across Aumessas, 2.3% of homes stand empty.
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 Aumessas
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Aumessas, 56% of its 350 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 95% 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 Aumessas’ residents are under 61.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
56% of homes are second homes, more than in 98% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. The share of flats stands at 7.8%. The figure for households without a car is 6.2% in Aumessas and 11% in the typical compared French town.
+13% since 2012, a pace 78% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +7% for the median Gard town, the change came in two steps: −2% from 2012 to 2017, then +15% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 4.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aumessas 61.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Aumessas, 38%. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 84% of compared French towns: 17%
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
The average household has 1.8 people. Aumessas has more one-person households than 83% of compared French towns, at 45%. Measured more widely, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €21,250 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 €21,250 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 17%, a higher share than 83% 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
Here one in ten households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. As a reference point, 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).
3% of residents are immigrants, below 82% 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.
With foreign nationals at 1.9%, Aumessas is behind 80% of compared French towns on that count. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 87% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Aumessas has 45%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 11% in Aumessas, less than in 93% 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
Graduates of higher education: 45% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 263 to 2,582 people, the 2nd 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Aumessas
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumessas | 61.3 | 38% | 56% | 3% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 5.1 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| Ganges 3,724 · 10.8 mi | 52.8 | 35% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 17.7 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres 2,696 · 17.9 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 Aumessas
What is the population of Aumessas?
263 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (232).
How old are Aumessas’ residents?
The median age is 61.3, older than 99% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aumessas?
200, with occasional dwellings: 56% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aumessas?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aumessas?
€21,250 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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