27% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 88% of compared French towns
5.6% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). For Manduel, the census puts flats at 15%. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 7.2%, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns. The town had 7,044 residents in 2,970 households at the 2023 census.
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.
+15% since 2012, a pace 82% 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, +11% to 2017 and +3% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Gard.
Manduel is older than 54% of compared French towns: a median age of 44.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Manduel 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Manduel comes in at 10%. Residents aged 65 and over: nearly a quarter of the total.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 30% in Manduel, 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
By its share of single-parent households (11%), Manduel is above just over two thirds of compared French towns. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Second homes: 1%, a lower share than 81% 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
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 5.7% of homes stand empty in Manduel. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 7.7% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 23%.
A median standard of living of €25,320 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 €25,320 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 57% of compared French towns. 13.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 63% of compared French towns, at 35%
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
12% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%. Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 10% in Manduel.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.6% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 57% 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 higher than in just over half of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. 6.7% 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.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 79% 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
Single residents: 23%, below 71% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Manduel ranks below 53% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 29%
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
Adults with no qualification: nearly a fifth of the total. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 6,945 to 7,139 people: this is 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.
Bailly-Romainvilliers is the youngest (34.9); Binic-Étables-sur-Mer the oldest (56.4).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Manduel are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manduel | 44.6 | 23% | 1% | 6.7% |
| Redessan 4,211 · 1.6 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.5% | 7.6% |
| Rodilhan 2,799 · 2.1 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 2% | 7.7% |
| Bouillargues 6,070 · 2.4 mi | 48.6 | 24% | 1.1% | 6.2% |
| Marguerittes 8,346 · 3.4 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.6% |
| Garons 5,381 · 3.8 mi | 39.7 | 18% | 1.1% | 8.8% |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent 3,875 · 4.5 mi | 41.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 13% |
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 Manduel
What is the population of Manduel?
7,044 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (6,128).
How old are Manduel’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 54% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Manduel?
31, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Manduel?
INSEE counts 470 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 250 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Manduel?
€25,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.0% 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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