Montmirat sits below 99% of compared French towns for households without a car (1.7%)
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Montmirat comes in at 21%. About one in 19: that is how common flats are in Montmirat (5.2%). Few places have so few households headed by a retired person: 22% here, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 469 residents and 180 households here.
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 Montmirat
Growing fast
Montmirat had 371 residents at the 2012 census and 469 in 2023, up 26%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 17% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Montmirat’s residents are under 38.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Montmirat grew +26% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 95% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Gard town +7%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +17%; from 2017 to 2023, +8%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 13%, a lower share than 96% 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
■ Montmirat 38.2. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 38.2, Montmirat is younger than 88% of compared French towns. Across Montmirat, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 17% of households are single parents
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 a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Montmirat has 33%. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. The average household has 2.6 people.
Below 84% of compared French towns: 5.5% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 9.3% in Montmirat. For households in social housing, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 12%. In Montmirat, 4.4% of homes are second homes.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,260 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,260 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Montmirat ranks above 85% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 21%
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 make up about one in 12 here (8.6%). The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 62% of compared French towns: 5.1%
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.
Foreign nationals make up about one in 23 here (4.3%). On average, 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 48% in Montmirat, more than in 83% 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
By its share of single residents (27%), Montmirat is above 64% of compared French towns. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Montmirat ranks below 72% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 15%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Montmirat has 32%. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (469 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Montmirat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmirat | 38.2 | 13% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Quissac 3,528 · 5.2 mi | 48.6 | 26% | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès 3,225 · 6.4 mi | 41.2 | 18% | 2.5% | 9.1% |
| Clarensac 4,386 · 7.9 mi | 45.2 | 21% | 2.5% | 5.3% |
| Sommières 5,073 · 8.1 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 4.8% | 9.7% |
| La Calmette 2,604 · 8.2 mi | 41.8 | 22% | 2.9% | 8.7% |
| 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 Montmirat
What is the population of Montmirat?
469 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 26% more than in 2012 (371).
How old are Montmirat’s residents?
The median age is 38.2, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montmirat?
9, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montmirat?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.1% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montmirat?
€24,260 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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