In Codolet, 5.4% of households are single parents, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Here nearly one in ten homes are second homes, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Codolet had 597 residents in 280 households at the 2023 census. 25% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in four. On empty homes, Codolet sits higher than 77% of compared French towns: 9.6%.
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 Codolet
Fewer residents than in 2012
Codolet had 701 residents at the 2012 census and 597 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Codolet changed by −15% since 2012
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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Gard town +7%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −6%; from 2017 to 2023, −10%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 64% of compared French towns: 20%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Codolet 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.7, Codolet is older than 55% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in nine: 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
26% of households are couples with children, more than in 55% 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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. Codolet has fewer one-person households than 53% of compared French towns, at 35%. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Households without a car: 7.2%, a lower share than 72% 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
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Codolet comes in at 8.2%. To put it in context, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. 26% of homes are flats, or about one in four.
Standard of living at the median: €24,210 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 €24,210 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 73% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
Higher than in 55% of compared French towns: 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. The wider picture: 9.4% of 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).
A lower share of foreign nationals than 86% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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.
5.2% of residents are immigrants; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.5%. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 61% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 62% of compared French towns: 24%
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
Census figures put married residents at 42% in Codolet. On average, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 25%, a lower share than 69% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 16%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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.
Codolet is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codolet | 44.7 | 20% | 8.5% | 5.2% |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise 6,835 · 2.1 mi | 37.8 | 17% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze 18,112 · 4.7 mi | 45.8 | 26% | 2.5% | 14% |
| Piolenc 5,718 · 4.9 mi | 43.2 | 21% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres 2,996 · 5 mi | 41 | 18% | 2% | 5.3% |
| Orange 29,706 · 5.6 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 1.6% | 14% |
| Mornas 2,569 · 5.6 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 4.1% | 5% |
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 Codolet
What is the population of Codolet?
597 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (701).
How old are Codolet’s residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 55% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Codolet?
29, with occasional dwellings: 8.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Codolet?
INSEE counts 31 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Codolet?
€24,210 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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