A higher share of empty homes than 98% of compared French towns, at 17%
Households headed by a manual worker: 29% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 79% of compared French towns: 19% of households are couples with children. At the 2023 Census Pomerol was home to 608 people in 290 households. Census figures put flats at 13% in the 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 Pomerol
Fewer residents than in 2012
Pomerol had 704 residents at the 2012 census and 608 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 62 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −14% change 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gironde town +16%.
Older than 75% of compared French towns: half of Pomerol is over 48.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pomerol 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, above 65% of compared French towns. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 9.4%, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of single-parent households than 89% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
Average household size: 2.1 people. Set beside that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. One-person households: 37% here and 35% in the typical compared French town.
Pomerol sits below 63% of compared French towns for households in social housing (9.5%)
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: 8.2% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 27% have lived in their home 30 years or more. As a reference point, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Pomerol comes in at 9.9%.
Median living standard: €24,470 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 Pomerol’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,470 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
3.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 96% 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 figure for households headed by a retired person is 20% in Pomerol and 32% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 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).
10% of residents are immigrants, a share 72% 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 foreign nationals is 7.7%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, below 65% of compared French towns
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
Single residents make up about one in four here (24%). Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 72% 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
Across Pomerol, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 608 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th 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.
No nearby town is as old as Pomerol
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomerol | 48.1 | 25% | 1.9% | 10% |
| Libourne 25,036 · 1.6 mi | 44 | 23% | 3% | 12% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile 5,955 · 3.9 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| Galgon 3,144 · 5 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Vayres 4,615 · 5.8 mi | 39.6 | 17% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Izon 6,374 · 7.2 mi | 40.7 | 16% | 0.8% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron 2,713 · 8.4 mi | 35.3 | 9.5% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
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 Pomerol
What is the population of Pomerol?
608 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (704).
How old are Pomerol’s residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pomerol?
7, with occasional dwellings: 1.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pomerol?
INSEE counts 63 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 47 foreign nationals (7.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pomerol?
€24,470 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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