Only 26% of households are one person living alone in Garons
Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Garons was home to 5,381 people in 2,140 households. Here, 5.9% of households have no car. Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 18% of residents are 65 or over locally.
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.
Garons grew +17% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 85% 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
In two steps, +6% to 2017 and +10% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Gard.
Garons is younger than 81% of compared French towns: a median age of 39.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Garons 39.7. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Above 84% of compared French towns: 32% of households are couples with children
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
Households average 2.5 people. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 8.4%, fewer than in three quarters of compared French towns.
Garons ranks below 73% of compared French towns on households in social housing: 7.6%
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
In Garons, 1.1% of homes are second homes, beside 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On average, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in four: 24% of homes are flats. 6.1% of homes stand empty, a lower share than in 59% of compared French towns.
€24,640 a year is the median standard of living here
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 midpoint of living standards here is €24,640 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 16.0%.
16% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 61% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in just over half of compared French towns. For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Garons, 8.8% of residents are immigrants, more than in 64% 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 stands at 3.9%. To put it in context, 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.
Single residents: 23%, a lower share than 66% 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, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Garons, 45%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Garons ranks above 54% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 31%
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
On the census count, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 5,335 to 5,434 people: this is the 4th youngest
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 Cruseilles (36.3), the oldest Bretignolles-sur-Mer (62.9).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Garons
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garons | 39.7 | 18% | 1.1% | 8.8% |
| Bouillargues 6,070 · 2 mi | 48.6 | 24% | 1.1% | 6.2% |
| Caissargues 4,079 · 2.8 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 0.8% | 7.5% |
| Manduel 7,044 · 3.8 mi | 44.6 | 23% | 1% | 6.7% |
| Rodilhan 2,799 · 4 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 2% | 7.7% |
| Bellegarde 8,035 · 4.2 mi | 39.3 | 18% | 2.5% | 7.9% |
| Générac 4,046 · 4.9 mi | 44.3 | 21% | 2.2% | 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 Garons
What is the population of Garons?
5,381 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (4,617).
How old are Garons’ residents?
The median age is 39.7, younger than 81% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Garons?
26, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Garons?
INSEE counts 470 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.8% of residents, and 210 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Garons?
€24,640 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 16.0% 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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