Half of Troncens is over 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Troncens comes in at 2%. At the 2023 Census Troncens was home to 159 people in 75 households. The census found that 5.3% of households have no car locally. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% 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 Troncens
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Troncens, 11% of its 97 homes: higher than in 89% 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 Troncens’ residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Troncens had 184 residents at the 2012 census and 159 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 89% of compared French towns: 11% of homes are second homes
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
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Troncens, 11%. At the same time, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Long tenure is the mark of 41% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 9.2% (under two years).
−14% since 2012: slower than 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 the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Gers town ±0%.
Troncens ranks above 91% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 33%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Troncens 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.3% in Troncens and 11% in the typical compared French town. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
One-person households: 20%, a lower share than 99% 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
Households here average 2.1 people each. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Compared with other places, single-parent households are common here: 13%, more than in 89% of compared French towns. Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, a fifth of households are couples with children in Troncens.
Median living standard: €22,320 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.
At €22,320 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns: 27%
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
About one in eight: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Troncens (13%). The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Troncens sits above 81% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (9.9%)
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 immigrants at 11%, Troncens is ahead of 75% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Married residents: 52%, a higher share than 96% 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 make up 22%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, a share 60% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
About one in six: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Troncens (18%). By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (159 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.
Every neighbor is younger than Troncens
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troncens | 57.3 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 4,845 · 9.6 mi | 55.9 | 37% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Mirande 3,457 · 10.2 mi | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Aureilhan 8,031 · 15.8 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 1.2% | 7.5% |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez 5,399 · 16.1 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 0.8% | 6% |
| Séméac 5,236 · 16.8 mi | 50.2 | 27% | 2.3% | 7.8% |
| Tarbes 44,399 · 17.1 mi | 39.9 | 23% | 2.2% | 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 Troncens
What is the population of Troncens?
159 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (184).
How old are Troncens’ residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Troncens?
11, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Troncens?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (9.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Troncens?
€22,320 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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