Above 93% of compared French towns: 14% of households are single parents
One in ten homes stand empty, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Podensac had 3,269 residents in 1,240 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 5.7% of households have no car. Lower than in 73% of compared French towns: 28% of households are headed by a retired person.
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.
A +14% change since 2012: faster than 80% 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 those years, the median Gironde town changed +16% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +12%, then +2% to 2023.
Podensac sits above 70% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (25%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Podensac 45.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Podensac sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Half of the town’s residents are over 45.2, older than in 58% of compared French towns. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
28% of households are one person living alone, below 85% 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 2.4 people. On couples with children, Podensac sits higher than 72% of compared French towns: 29%. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
21% of homes are flats, fewer than in 66% 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
Without a car: one household in 17, against 11% in the median compared French town. The census found that 8.8% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Podensac. The share of flats in the typical compared French town is 30%.
A median of €24,610 a year per consumption unit
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 €24,610 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 13.0%.
9.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 52% 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
The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Podensac. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 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).
5.8% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 62% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 share of immigrants is 7.7%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 59% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gironde has 5.1%. On average, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 40% of residents 15 and over are married
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
In Podensac, 28% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 56% 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
About one in five: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Podensac (20%). The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (3,234 to 3,302 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 Lespinasse (36.5), the oldest Jard-sur-Mer (68.1).
Podensac is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podensac | 45.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 2,670 · 2.4 mi | 44.4 | 19% | 2.6% | 7.3% |
| Portets 2,618 · 4.1 mi | 45 | 21% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| Castres-Gironde 2,695 · 5.2 mi | 37 | 13% | 0.8% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Selve 3,746 · 6 mi | 36.8 | 10% | 1.1% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux 3,450 · 7.8 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Toulenne 2,881 · 7.9 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
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 Podensac
What is the population of Podensac?
3,269 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (2,865).
How old are Podensac’s residents?
The median age is 45.2, older than 58% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Podensac?
29, with occasional dwellings: 2.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Podensac?
INSEE counts 250 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.7% of residents, and 190 foreign nationals (5.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Podensac?
€24,610 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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