A smaller share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 0.1%
The figure for households without a car is 3.9% in Noaillan and 11% in the typical compared French town. Across Noaillan, 1.7% of homes are flats. 20% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 83% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 1,717 people lived in the town, in 740 households.
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.
Noaillan’s population changed by +8% since 2012, more than in 61% 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 +16% for the median Gironde town, the change came in two steps: +5% from 2012 to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
Noaillan ranks below 80% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Noaillan 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 9.5%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 44.6, Noaillan is older than 54% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are one person living alone, below 90% 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
The average household has 2.3 people. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. At 31%, the share of couples with children is higher than in 78% of compared French towns. Nothing unusual on single-parent households: 9.3%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A town of second homes: 5.7% of its 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
Turnover: 8.9% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 14% have lived in their home 30 years or more. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 6.9%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €25,090 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.
Living standards centre on €25,090 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Noaillan ranks below 82% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 5.4%
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
With households headed by a retired person at 29%, Noaillan is behind 70% of compared French towns on that count. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Noaillan ranks below 92% of compared French towns on immigrants: 2%
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Noaillan, 1.3%. Across the comparison, 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 23% of residents 15 and over are single in Noaillan
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
Locally, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 78% of compared French towns: 14%
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
On the census count, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,717 to 2,582 people), the 17th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Noaillan sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noaillan | 44.6 | 17% | 5.7% | 2% |
| Toulenne 2,881 · 7 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Langon 7,674 · 7.2 mi | 46.4 | 28% | 1.8% | 9.6% |
| Bazas 4,854 · 7.9 mi | 52 | 31% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 2,670 · 11 mi | 44.4 | 19% | 2.6% | 7.3% |
| Podensac 3,269 · 11.7 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Saint-Selve 3,746 · 14 mi | 36.8 | 10% | 1.1% | 2.8% |
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 Noaillan
What is the population of Noaillan?
1,717 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (1,597).
How old are Noaillan’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 54% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Noaillan?
48, with occasional dwellings: 5.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Noaillan?
INSEE counts 34 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Noaillan?
€25,090 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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