A median age of 54: Avèze is older than 93% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Avèze had 1,053 residents in 540 households at the 2023 census. The census found that 18% of households are couples with children here. Just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town.
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 Avèze
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 99 second homes and occasional dwellings in Avèze, 14% of its 730 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 83% 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 Avèze’s residents are under 54 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 89 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.
14% of homes are second homes, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Avèze comes in at 12%. Census figures put flats at 28% here. Higher than in 53% of compared French towns: 11% of households have no car. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Avèze’s population moved −3% on 2012, less than in 80% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Gard town +7%. The change was ±0% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7% in Avèze, less than in 97% 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
■ Avèze 54. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents are 65 or over here. To put it in context, 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%.
One-person households make up 41% in Avèze, more than in 74% of compared French towns
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 2 people. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. More single-parent households than in 65% of compared French towns: 11%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €21,240 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 median standard of living in Avèze is €21,240 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
7.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 64% 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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Avèze comes in at 34%. Typically, 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).
5.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 62% 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.
In Avèze, 3.2% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 63% of compared French towns: 45% 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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Avèze, 24%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification make up 22% in Avèze, more than in 66% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Avèze. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,053 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 1 of 5 towns have older populations than Avèze
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avèze | 54 | 29% | 14% | 5.1% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 1 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| Ganges 3,724 · 6.3 mi | 52.8 | 35% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 13 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres 2,696 · 14.6 mi | 45 | 21% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 16.8 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
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 Avèze
What is the population of Avèze?
1,053 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (1,081).
How old are Avèze’s residents?
The median age is 54, older than 93% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Avèze?
99, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Avèze?
INSEE counts 54 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.1% of residents, and 34 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Avèze?
€21,240 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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