Francs is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.3
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 176 residents in 96 households: that is Francs at the 2023 Census. The census found that just over a fifth of households are headed by a retired person locally. The figure for couples with children is 16% in Francs and 25% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Francs
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Francs, 10% of its 120 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 91% 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
Francs had 208 residents at the 2012 census and 176 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Francs’ residents are under 56.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 5.4% of homes are flats
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
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 10% in Francs. As a yardstick, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 6.5% of households have no car.
−15% 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 whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Gironde town +16%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought −9%; 2017 to 2023, −7%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.6%, a lower share than 95% 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
■ Francs 56.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 30% in Francs and 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 5.3% of households are single parents
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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 1.8 people on average. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. One-person households are more common here than in 77% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,690 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 €24,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
Francs ranks above 89% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 21%
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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Francs has 21%. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten 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 Francs, 2.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 83% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.9% of residents are foreign nationals in Francs. The wider picture: 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.
Francs ranks above 71% of compared French towns on married residents: 46%
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
The census found that 24% of residents 15 and over are single in Francs. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Below 93% of compared French towns: 17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Adults with no qualification: 23%, above 69% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 176 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Francs
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francs | 56.3 | 30% | 10% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 4.8 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Castillon-la-Bataille 3,344 · 6.4 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 1.9% | 19% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 8.7 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 9.4 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile 5,955 · 9.7 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| Libourne 25,036 · 11.5 mi | 44 | 23% | 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 Francs
What is the population of Francs?
176 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (208).
How old are Francs’ residents?
The median age is 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Francs?
12, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Francs?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Francs?
€24,690 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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