Photo: Eddy Circhirello · CC BY-SA 3.0A lower share of one-person households than 78% of compared French towns, at 30%
By its share of households in social housing (7.2%), Vergèze is below 75% of compared French towns. 7.7% of households have no car, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns. The town is home to 5,788 residents in 2,450 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 4.9% of homes stand empty 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.
What stands out about the people of Vergèze
Growing fast
Vergèze had 4,875 residents at the 2012 census and 5,788 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+19% since 2012, a pace 88% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Gard town +7%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +6%; from 2017 to 2023, +12%.
Younger than 66% of compared French towns: half of Vergèze is under 41.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vergèze 41.9. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (20%), Vergèze is below 65% of compared French towns. 11% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns.
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%.
In Vergèze, 30% of households are couples with children, more than in 73% 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
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Vergèze. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
20% of homes are flats, fewer than in 67% 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
In the last two years, 13% of households moved in; at the other end, 16% have stayed 30 years or more. At 1.7%, the share of second homes is lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,610 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.
Living standards centre on €26,610 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 57% of compared French towns. 11.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
Households headed by a retired person make up 29% in Vergèze, less than in 69% 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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Vergèze. Measured more widely, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 11%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals in Vergèze
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 a share lower than in 64% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%. Locally, 4.9% of residents are immigrants. 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.
Single residents make up 23% in Vergèze, less than in 70% 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
On the census count, 42% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Graduates of higher education make up 36% in Vergèze, more than in 68% of compared French towns
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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 16% of adults out of school have no qualification in Vergèze. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (5,745 to 5,832 people), the 12th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Viry (35.9), the youngest, and Montmorillon (57.4), the oldest.
Around Vergèze, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergèze | 41.9 | 20% | 1.7% | 4.9% |
| Codognan 2,529 · 0.9 mi | 46.8 | 21% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Aigues-Vives 3,331 · 2.2 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 5.5% | 4% |
| Uchaud 4,879 · 2.5 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux 3,659 · 2.9 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 16% | 4.1% |
| Calvisson 6,486 · 3.3 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 15% | 4.8% |
| Aubais 2,925 · 3.6 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 8.9% | 3.1% |
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 Vergèze
What is the population of Vergèze?
5,788 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (4,875).
How old are Vergèze’s residents?
The median age is 41.9, younger than 66% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vergèze?
45, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vergèze?
INSEE counts 280 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vergèze?
€26,610 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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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