A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 6%
By its share of flats (7.5%), Giscaro is below 91% of compared French towns. Second homes are more common here than in 84% of compared French towns. 1% fewer people than in 2012.
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 Giscaro
Many graduates
58% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 26% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 26% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 5 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.
Giscaro’s population moved −1% on 2012, less than in 75% 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
Here the change came as +18% to 2017, then −16% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, ±0% in Gers.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 13% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Giscaro 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 41.5, Giscaro is younger than 69% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 33% in Giscaro, more than in 88% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Giscaro has 33%. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.6 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
13% of homes stand empty, more than in 90% 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 9.4% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 16%.
33% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 55% of compared French towns don’t reach
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. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Giscaro: 7.1% of residents 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.
In Giscaro, 3.6% of residents are foreign nationals. That is higher than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gers has 7.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 56%
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
19% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 58% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification in Giscaro. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (84 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Giscaro
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giscaro | 41.5 | 13% | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| Gimont 3,146 · 2.9 mi | 47.9 | 28% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| L'Isle-Jourdain 9,537 · 7.8 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 2.8% | 6.8% |
| Samatan 2,517 · 7.9 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 7.3% | 3.1% |
| Fontenilles 5,906 · 13.8 mi | 40.1 | 12% | 1.2% | 6.5% |
| Saint-Lys 9,892 · 14.4 mi | 41.8 | 18% | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| Léguevin 9,945 · 15.3 mi | 40.4 | 14% | 1.4% | 7.5% |
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 Giscaro
What is the population of Giscaro?
84 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (85).
How old are Giscaro’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 32% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Giscaro?
3, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Giscaro?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (3.6%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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