Half of Mirande is over 53.2, older than 91% of compared French towns
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 3.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Mirande. This Gers town had 3,457 residents in 1,800 households at the 2023 census. On the census count, 15% of households are couples with children. 6.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), a lower share than in 79% of compared French towns.
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 Mirande
An older town
Half of Mirande’s residents are under 53.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 360 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
48% of Mirande’s households are one person: higher than in 90% of compared French towns; 32% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mirande had 3,664 residents at the 2012 census and 3,457 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −6% change since 2012: slower than 90% 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 ±0% for the median Gers town, the change came in two steps: −5% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
In Mirande, 34% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 92% 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
■ Mirande 53.2. The median compared French town: 44.
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 48% of households are one person living alone
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
A household here holds 1.8 people on average. At 8.9%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in just over two thirds of compared French towns. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Mirande sits above 97% of compared French towns for empty homes (16%)
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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 3.8% of homes are second homes in Mirande. Add to that, more households without a car than in 71% of compared French towns: 16%. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households that moved in under two years ago: 18%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 18%.
A typical living standard of €22,590 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 Mirande’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,590 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 85% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 21.0% of residents.
41% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 85% 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
The census found that 13% of households are headed by a manual worker in Mirande. By way of comparison, 32% 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).
Immigrants: 7.9%, a higher share than 60% 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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 5.4% in Mirande and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of married residents than 90% of compared French towns: 35%
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Mirande comes in at 27%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns: 21%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (25%), Mirande is above nearly four fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (3,428 to 3,487 people), the 11th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 35.9 in Moult-Chicheboville to 60.1 in Bréhal.
Among its 3 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Mirande
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirande | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Pavie 2,566 · 11.4 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 1.7% | 5.8% |
| Auch 22,428 · 13 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3% | 12% |
| Vic-Fezensac 3,577 · 17.5 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.6% | 6.1% |
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 Mirande
What is the population of Mirande?
3,457 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (3,664).
How old are Mirande’s residents?
The median age is 53.2, older than 91% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mirande?
86, with occasional dwellings: 3.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mirande?
INSEE counts 270 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.9% of residents, and 190 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mirande?
€22,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 21.0% 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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