A median age of 56.7: Meyrannes is older than 96% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Meyrannes comes in at 43%. In 2023, the Census found 792 residents here, living in 420 households. Across Meyrannes, 0.2% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 44%, the share of one-person households is higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns.
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 Meyrannes
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 96 second homes and occasional dwellings in Meyrannes, 16% of its 610 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Meyrannes’ residents are under 56.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Meyrannes had 842 residents at the 2012 census and 792 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 93 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
16% of homes are second homes, a share 91% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Car-free households: one in 12, where the median compared French town has 11%. 15% of homes stand empty, more than in 96% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. On the census count, nearly a fifth of homes are flats.
Since 2012, Meyrannes has changed by −6%, slower than 91% 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, −2% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Gard.
6.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below 98% 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
■ Meyrannes 56.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 36%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Meyrannes ranks below 87% of compared French towns on couples with children: 16%
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 here average 1.9 people each. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households make up 10%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €20,740 a year per consumption unit
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 €20,740 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 4.6% in Meyrannes, less than in 88% 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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Meyrannes has 17%. For comparison, 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).
7.2% of residents in Meyrannes are immigrants
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 54% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 14: 7.2% of residents are immigrants. Foreign nationals are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 4.4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 22% of residents 15 and over are single in Meyrannes
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
Here, 42% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 92% of compared French towns: 18%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (22%), Meyrannes is above nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Meyrannes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyrannes | 56.7 | 36% | 16% | 7.2% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 2.2 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 5% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 3.2 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Rousson 4,456 · 5.9 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Salindres 3,648 · 6.9 mi | 44.6 | 23% | 2.2% | 4% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 3,533 · 7 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 7.4 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 11% |
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 Meyrannes
What is the population of Meyrannes?
792 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (842).
How old are Meyrannes’ residents?
The median age is 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Meyrannes?
96, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Meyrannes?
INSEE counts 57 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.2% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Meyrannes?
€20,740 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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