Marestaing sits above 98% of compared French towns for couples with children (38%)
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 1.4% of households have no car here. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 331 residents in 130 households: that is Marestaing at the 2023 Census. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 28%.
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 Marestaing
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 16% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Marestaing had 264 residents at the 2012 census and 331 in 2023, up 25%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
47% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 22% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +25% change since 2012: Marestaing grew faster than 94% 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
The first five years brought +21%; the six to 2023, +4%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gers town ±0%.
Below 75% of compared French towns: 18% 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
■ Marestaing 44.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%. Half of Marestaing’s residents are over 44.1, older than in 51% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns: 21%
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 share of single-parent households tops 98% of compared French towns: 16%. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Average household size: 2.6 people.
Marestaing sits below 88% of compared French towns for empty homes (4%)
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: 4.2% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 20% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €31,590 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.
Half of residents live in households above €31,590 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 90% of compared French towns.
18% of households are headed by a retired person, below 97% 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
Households headed by a manual worker make up 9.6%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.3% of residents are immigrants in Marestaing
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.
With foreign nationals at 2.8%, Marestaing is behind 67% of compared French towns on that count. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. That is lower than in 70% 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.
Single residents: 18%, a lower share than 97% 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
With married residents at 48%, Marestaing is ahead of 83% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 47%, a higher share than 91% 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 12% in Marestaing and 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 331 to 2,582 people, the 16th 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 Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Of the 6 towns nearest Marestaing, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marestaing | 44.1 | 18% | 0% | 4.3% |
| L'Isle-Jourdain 9,537 · 4.2 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 2.8% | 6.8% |
| Samatan 2,517 · 7.4 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 7.3% | 3.1% |
| Gimont 3,146 · 7.7 mi | 47.9 | 28% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| Fontenilles 5,906 · 9.1 mi | 40.1 | 12% | 1.2% | 6.5% |
| Saint-Lys 9,892 · 9.6 mi | 41.8 | 18% | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| Fonsorbes 12,954 · 10.9 mi | 42.2 | 15% | 1.2% | 8.2% |
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 Marestaing
What is the population of Marestaing?
331 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% more than in 2012 (264).
How old are Marestaing’s residents?
The median age is 44.1, older than 51% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marestaing?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marestaing?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marestaing?
€31,590 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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