Half of Riguepeu is over 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns
2.4% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). On couples with children, Riguepeu sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 5.9%. At the 2023 Census Riguepeu was home to 164 people in 89 households. Households without a car make up about one in 22 here (4.5%).
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 Riguepeu
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Riguepeu, 13% of its 130 homes: higher than in 90% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Riguepeu had 209 residents at the 2012 census and 164 in 2023, down 22%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Riguepeu’s residents are under 57.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Riguepeu sits above 98% of compared French towns for empty homes (18%)
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. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Across Riguepeu, 13% of homes are second homes.
A change of −22% since 2012 leaves Riguepeu 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
Over those years, the median Gers town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −2%, then −20% to 2023.
Riguepeu ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 4.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Riguepeu 57.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 37% of residents are 65 or over here. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 41%, a higher share than 74% 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
With single-parent households at 12%, Riguepeu is ahead of 75% of compared French towns on that count. Measured more widely, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.8 people share a household.
Median living standard: €24,990 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,990 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 60% of compared French towns.
Riguepeu sits above 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (53%)
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Just over one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional, or about one in eight. The wider picture: 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: 13%, a higher share than 81% 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 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are foreign nationals here. Elsewhere, 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.
Riguepeu sits below 98% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
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
Here 48% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Riguepeu, 35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 67% 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 17% in Riguepeu and 19% in the typical compared French town. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (164 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Riguepeu is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riguepeu | 57.8 | 37% | 13% | 13% |
| Vic-Fezensac 3,577 · 7.5 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.6% | 6.1% |
| Mirande 3,457 · 10 mi | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Auch 22,428 · 12.3 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3% | 12% |
| Pavie 2,566 · 12.7 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 1.7% | 5.8% |
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 Riguepeu
What is the population of Riguepeu?
164 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% fewer than in 2012 (209).
How old are Riguepeu’s residents?
The median age is 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Riguepeu?
17, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Riguepeu?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Riguepeu?
€24,990 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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