Half of Ponsampère is over 59.6, older than 98% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On the census count, 20% of households are headed by a retired person. The figure for households without a car is 6% in Ponsampère and 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Ponsampère
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 6 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ponsampère, 11% of its 59 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Ponsampère’s residents are under 59.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ponsampère had 115 residents at the 2012 census and 98 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Ponsampère, 11% of homes are second homes, more than in 88% 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
Empty homes: 6%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 2% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 36% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A change of −15% since 2012 leaves Ponsampère behind 99% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +10%; 2017 to 2023, −22%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Gers town ±0%.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 32% 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
■ Ponsampère 59.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10%, below 62% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 74% of compared French towns: 20%
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 one-person households is 40% in Ponsampère and 35% in the typical compared French town. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. The average household has 2 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 77% of compared French towns: 10%
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
On households headed by a manager or professional, Ponsampère sits higher than 53% of compared French towns: 10%. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 4% in Ponsampère, less than in 73% 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 median compared commune in Gers has 7.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 73% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. About one in 25: that is how common foreign nationals are in Ponsampère (4%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More 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
By its share of single residents (22%), Ponsampère is below 78% of compared French towns. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Ponsampère ranks below 61% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 27%
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
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 98 to 2,582 people
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Ponsampère
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponsampère | 59.6 | 32% | 11% | 4% |
| Mirande 3,457 · 4.3 mi | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Pavie 2,566 · 15 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 1.7% | 5.8% |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 4,845 · 16.9 mi | 55.9 | 37% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Auch 22,428 · 16.9 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3% | 12% |
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 Ponsampère
What is the population of Ponsampère?
98 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (115).
How old are Ponsampère’s residents?
The median age is 59.6, older than 98% of compared French towns. 9.1% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ponsampère?
6, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ponsampère?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (4%). 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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