Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Urgosse is over 53.1
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Urgosse comes in at 4%. Flats are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns. 240 residents in 120 households: that is Urgosse at the 2023 Census. The census found that 63% of households are headed by a retired person locally.
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 Urgosse
An older town
Half of Urgosse’s residents are under 53.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −3% since 2012, behind 82% 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: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 91% of compared French towns, at 33%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Urgosse 53.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
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%.
Couples with children: 19%, a lower share than 79% 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
The figure for one-person households is 37% in Urgosse and 35% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.1 people.
Urgosse: 11% of homes stand empty, above 82% 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
6% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Second homes: 4.4% of the total. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Half above, half below €25,250 a year in standard of living
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,250 a year: lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 4.9%, a lower share than 87% 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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Urgosse, 12%. Against that, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Urgosse, 5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 63% 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 63% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. About one in 26: that is how common foreign nationals are in Urgosse (3.9%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Urgosse
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, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 74% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Urgosse comes in at 17%. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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.
Among its 4 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Urgosse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgosse | 53.1 | 33% | 4.4% | 5% |
| Eauze 4,108 · 10.4 mi | 54.2 | 33% | 8.4% | 20% |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour 6,211 · 12.1 mi | 52.8 | 32% | 4% | 6.7% |
| Vic-Fezensac 3,577 · 16.5 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.6% | 6.1% |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan 2,508 · 17.6 mi | 48.9 | 29% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
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 Urgosse
What is the population of Urgosse?
240 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (248).
How old are Urgosse’s residents?
The median age is 53.1, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Urgosse?
6, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Urgosse?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Urgosse?
€25,250 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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