Villecomtal-sur-Arros is older than 88% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.9
Here 4.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. In 2023, the Census found 831 residents in Villecomtal-sur-Arros, living in 410 households. Census figures put couples with children at 16% in the town. The town has more second homes than 77% of compared French towns, at 5.1%.
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 Villecomtal-sur-Arros
An older town
Half of Villecomtal-sur-Arros’ residents are under 51.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: +1% since 2012, behind 66% 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 median Gers town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six −3%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% in Villecomtal-sur-Arros, less than in 91% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villecomtal-sur-Arros 51.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Villecomtal-sur-Arros, 30%. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of one-person households than 68% of compared French towns, at 40%
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
A household here holds 2 people on average. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. Few places have as many single-parent households: 11% here, more than in 63% of compared French towns.
In Villecomtal-sur-Arros, 18% of homes are flats, fewer than in 72% 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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Villecomtal-sur-Arros comes in at 7.7%. As a reference point, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up about one in 13 here (7.8%).
The middle resident’s standard of living: €22,850 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 €22,850 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
In Villecomtal-sur-Arros, 45% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 92% 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 Villecomtal-sur-Arros, 11% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 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).
Below 59% of compared French towns: 5.5% of residents are immigrants
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.
For Villecomtal-sur-Arros, the census puts foreign nationals at 3.6%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 90% of compared French towns: 20%
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
On the census count, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education make up 20% in Villecomtal-sur-Arros, less than in 86% 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 Villecomtal-sur-Arros comes in at 20%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 831 to 2,582 people, the 9th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Villecomtal-sur-Arros
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villecomtal-sur-Arros | 51.9 | 30% | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 4,845 · 7.3 mi | 55.9 | 37% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Aureilhan 8,031 · 11.9 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 1.2% | 7.5% |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez 5,399 · 12.4 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 0.8% | 6% |
| Séméac 5,236 · 12.9 mi | 50.2 | 27% | 2.3% | 7.8% |
| Mirande 3,457 · 12.9 mi | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Tarbes 44,399 · 13.3 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 Villecomtal-sur-Arros
What is the population of Villecomtal-sur-Arros?
831 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (824).
How old are Villecomtal-sur-Arros’ residents?
The median age is 51.9, older than 88% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villecomtal-sur-Arros?
24, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villecomtal-sur-Arros?
INSEE counts 46 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villecomtal-sur-Arros?
€22,850 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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