Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Estang is over 55.2
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Estang has 11%. Put another way, about one in 59: 1.7% of households rent social housing (HLM). Few places have so few households headed by a manager or professional: 4.3% here, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns. The town had 668 residents in 350 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Gers 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 Estang
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Estang, 22% of its 540 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Estang’s residents are under 55.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 73 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 22% in Estang, more than in 94% 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
15% of households arrived within the last two years, while 28% have stayed 30 years or more. On empty homes, Estang sits higher than 92% of compared French towns: 13%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 11%, the share of households without a car is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Estang changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 53% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was ±0%; from 2017 to 2023, +5%.
In Estang, 5.1% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer 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
■ Estang 55.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Estang has 36%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
In Estang, 16% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 89% 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 Gers median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for single-parent households is 7.2% in Estang and 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%. Census figures put one-person households at 42% locally.
At the median, €21,860 a year to live on
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €21,860 a year: lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
Estang ranks above 94% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 47%
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
16% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.6% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 61% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 58% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gers has 7.9%. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. About one in 18: that is how common immigrants are in Estang (5.6%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 84% 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
Married residents: 44% of the total. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Below 83% of compared French towns: 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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: 25%, above 77% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 6th 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).
No nearby town is as old as Estang
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estang | 55.2 | 36% | 22% | 5.6% |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan 2,508 · 10.2 mi | 48.9 | 29% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Eauze 4,108 · 10.4 mi | 54.2 | 33% | 8.4% | 20% |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour 6,211 · 13.9 mi | 52.8 | 32% | 4% | 6.7% |
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 Estang
What is the population of Estang?
668 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (641).
How old are Estang’s residents?
The median age is 55.2, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Estang?
120, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Estang?
INSEE counts 37 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 37 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Estang?
€21,860 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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