In Gailhan, 0.6% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 3.5%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 98% of compared French towns: 6.5%. Gailhan is home to 313 residents in 130 households, by the 2023 Census. On the census count, just over one in ten homes are flats.
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 Gailhan
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 22 second homes and occasional dwellings in Gailhan, 13% of its 170 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 71% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Gailhan had 214 residents at the 2012 census and 313 in 2023, up 46%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 22% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Gailhan’s residents are under 38.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 13%, a higher share than 90% 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 that moved in under two years ago: 17%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 9.1%. On empty homes, Gailhan sits higher than 82% of compared French towns: 11%. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
+46% since 2012, a pace 99% 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
In two steps, +15% to 2017 and +27% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Gard.
Half of Gailhan is under 38.8, younger than 85% 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
■ Gailhan 38.8. The median compared French town: 44.
15% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Gailhan: 34% of households are couples with children, above 91% 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
Where just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Gailhan has 25%. Just over a fifth of households are single parents, a higher share than in 99% of compared French towns. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,280 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.
Living standards centre on €26,280 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
In Gailhan, 25% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 82% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (11%), Gailhan is below 70% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 32% of households are headed by a retired person 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.
The share of foreign nationals is 3.3%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 62% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 35% in Gailhan, less than in 89% 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
The share of single residents stands at 25%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
In Gailhan, 13% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 85% 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 graduates of higher education is 39%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 313 to 2,582
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, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Gailhan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gailhan | 38.8 | 15% | 13% | 5.1% |
| Quissac 3,528 · 4.9 mi | 48.6 | 26% | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| Sommières 5,073 · 5 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 4.8% | 9.7% |
| Saint-Drézéry 3,006 · 8.2 mi | 40.9 | 17% | 1.5% | 3.8% |
| Restinclières 2,612 · 8.4 mi | 38 | 13% | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| Aubais 2,925 · 8.7 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 8.9% | 3.1% |
| Calvisson 6,486 · 9.1 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 15% | 4.8% |
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 Gailhan
What is the population of Gailhan?
313 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 46% more than in 2012 (214).
How old are Gailhan’s residents?
The median age is 38.8, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gailhan?
22, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gailhan?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.1% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gailhan?
€26,280 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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