Above 95% of compared French towns: 33% of homes are second homes
By its share of households headed by a retired person (67%), Monpardiac is above 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 35 people lived locally, in 17 households. Here, 3.7% of homes stand empty. The town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 87% of compared French towns, at 8.6%.
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 Monpardiac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Monpardiac, 33% of its 27 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 22% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Monpardiac had 46 residents at the 2012 census and 35 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
62% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 27% 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; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats make up 26% in Monpardiac, less than in 57% 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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats.
From 2012 to 2023, 99% of compared French towns grew faster than Monpardiac: −24%
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: −2% from 2012 to 2017, then −22% to 2023.
Older than 78% of compared French towns: half of Monpardiac is over 48.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Monpardiac 48.8. The median compared French town: 44.
About one in four: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Monpardiac (23%).
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Monpardiac sits above 88% of compared French towns for couples with children (33%)
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
Households average 2.1 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. The share of one-person households trails 59% of compared French towns: 33%.
The largest group of households: retired (67%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 8.6% in Monpardiac, more than in 76% 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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 8.6% of residents are immigrants here. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in 63% 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.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, below 80% 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
Single residents: 24%, below 60% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 98% of compared French towns: 62%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Monpardiac. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 35 to 2,582
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.
Among its 5 nearest neighbors, 4 are older than Monpardiac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monpardiac | 48.8 | 23% | 33% | 8.6% |
| Mirande 3,457 · 8.8 mi | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 4,845 · 10.9 mi | 55.9 | 37% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Aureilhan 8,031 · 16.8 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 1.2% | 7.5% |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez 5,399 · 17.2 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 0.8% | 6% |
| Séméac 5,236 · 17.7 mi | 50.2 | 27% | 2.3% | 7.8% |
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 Monpardiac
What is the population of Monpardiac?
35 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (46).
How old are Monpardiac’s residents?
The median age is 48.8, older than 78% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Monpardiac?
9, with occasional dwellings: 33% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Monpardiac?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (8.6%). 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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