A median age of 62.5: Peyrolles-en-Cévennes is older than 99% of compared French towns
Here 5.1% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. 27% fewer people than in 2012. Empty homes are rarer here than in 73% 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 Peyrolles-en-Cévennes
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 20 second homes and occasional dwellings in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes, 51% of its 39 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Peyrolles-en-Cévennes’ residents are under 62.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 43% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 20% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Peyrolles-en-Cévennes had 41 residents at the 2012 census and 30 in 2023, down 27%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
55% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 31% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
51% of homes in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes are second homes
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
Turnover: 18% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 35% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. One household in nine has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Peyrolles-en-Cévennes changed by −27% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 99% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +7% for the median Gard town, the change came in two steps: −20% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
43% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% 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
■ Peyrolles-en-Cévennes 62.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Peyrolles-en-Cévennes, 6.7% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
37% women, 63% men
About 58 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
33% of households are one person living alone, below 59% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. The typical household size is 1.8 people.
The largest group of households: others not working (67%)
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 rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 68% of compared French towns, at 6.7%
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.
Immigrants make up about one in 15 here (6.7%). That is higher than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%. In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Peyrolles-en-Cévennes, 23% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 99% 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 (30%), Peyrolles-en-Cévennes is above 79% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns: 55%
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 make up 10%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 30 to 2,582 people
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 Peyrolles-en-Cévennes (62.5).
No nearby town is as old as Peyrolles-en-Cévennes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrolles-en-Cévennes | 62.5 | 43% | 51% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 3 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Anduze 3,391 · 8.5 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 15% | 8.1% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 10.1 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 2,707 · 10.7 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 5.7% | 5% |
| Bagard 2,605 · 11.6 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 3.6% | 5% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 12.5 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 Peyrolles-en-Cévennes
What is the population of Peyrolles-en-Cévennes?
30 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% fewer than in 2012 (41).
How old are Peyrolles-en-Cévennes’ residents?
The median age is 62.5, older than 99% of compared French towns. 3.3% are under 18 and 43% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes?
20, with occasional dwellings: 51% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (6.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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