A smaller share of households in social housing than 98% of compared French towns: 1.5%
Here one in ten homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Galgon had 3,144 residents in 1,410 households at the 2023 Census. Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.5% of the total. Lower than in 90% of compared French towns: 4.7% of households have no car.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, Galgon outgrew 59% of compared French towns: +7%
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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then +4% to 2023. Over those years, the median Gironde town changed +16% and the median compared French town +5%.
A median age of 44.3: Galgon is older than 52% 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
■ Galgon 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In Galgon, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
In Galgon, 31% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 69% 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households make up 8.3%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. Across Galgon, 28% of households are couples with children. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
1.8% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 56% 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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 9.3%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 23%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes are more common here than in 54% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €25,290 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.
Half of residents live in households above €25,290 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 11.0% of residents.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 80% of compared French towns: 39%
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, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Galgon has 9.8%. On top of that, households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 64% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, nearly a third 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 76% of compared French towns, at 3.7%
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% of residents are foreign nationals in Galgon. As a reference point, 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.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Galgon
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
By its share of married residents (46%), Galgon is above 70% of compared French towns. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 59% of compared French towns: 27%
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
Locally, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Ranked by age, 13th youngest 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.
Longperrier is the youngest (33.7); La Tranche-sur-Mer the oldest (64.6).
Around Galgon, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galgon | 44.3 | 23% | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile 5,955 · 4 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| La Lande-de-Fronsac 2,729 · 5.3 mi | 42.4 | 21% | 0.9% | 5.8% |
| Libourne 25,036 · 5.5 mi | 44 | 23% | 3% | 12% |
| Val de Virvée 3,793 · 6.2 mi | 41.3 | 17% | 1.8% | 3.8% |
| Izon 6,374 · 6.4 mi | 40.7 | 16% | 0.8% | 4.5% |
| Vayres 4,615 · 6.5 mi | 39.6 | 17% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
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 Galgon
What is the population of Galgon?
3,144 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (2,941).
How old are Galgon’s residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 52% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Galgon?
28, with occasional dwellings: 1.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Galgon?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 63 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Galgon?
€25,290 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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