Households without a car make up 4.2% in Codognan, less than in 93% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 26% of households are one person living alone, or about one in four. In 2023, the Census found 2,529 residents in Codognan, living in 1,090 households. Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Codognan comes in at 11%.
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.
Since 2012, Codognan has changed by +4%, slower than 54% 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 first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, +4%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gard town +7%.
A median age of 46.8: Codognan is older than 68% 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
■ Codognan 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Here one in ten residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 21% in Codognan.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
31% of households are couples with children, a share 81% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 share of single-parent households trails 87% of compared French towns: 7.3%. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. Households average 2.3 people.
Codognan: 3.2% of homes are second homes, above 64% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up just over one in ten households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 19%. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. On empty homes, Codognan sits higher than 61% of compared French towns: 7.8%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,620 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 Codognan is €26,620 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 57% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 12.0%.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 57% of compared French towns: 11%
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
With households headed by a manual worker at 15%, Codognan is ahead of 60% of compared French towns on that count. 32% of households are headed by a retired person, a lower share than in 55% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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).
In Codognan, 2.5% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 71% 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 lower than in 58% of compared French towns. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 5.6% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 19% of residents 15 and over are single in Codognan
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Codognan comes in at 47%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 59% of compared French towns: 17%
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
About one in three: that is how common graduates of higher education are in Codognan (30%). In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,507 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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).
No nearby town is as old as Codognan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codognan | 46.8 | 21% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Vergèze 5,788 · 0.9 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 1.7% | 4.9% |
| Aigues-Vives 3,331 · 2.3 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 5.5% | 4% |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux 3,659 · 2.6 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 16% | 4.1% |
| Aimargues 5,705 · 2.8 mi | 41.1 | 18% | 8.4% | 6.1% |
| Uchaud 4,879 · 2.9 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| Le Cailar 2,578 · 3.5 mi | 44.5 | 24% | 5.1% | 3.3% |
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 Codognan
What is the population of Codognan?
2,529 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (2,434).
How old are Codognan’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Codognan?
39, with occasional dwellings: 3.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Codognan?
INSEE counts 140 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 64 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Codognan?
€26,620 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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