In Preignac, 0.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Preignac’s 970 households held 2,135 residents at the 2023 Census. In Preignac, 7.8% of homes are flats. The median age here is 47.5, higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
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 Preignac
Empty homes
The census found 140 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Preignac changed by −2% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 78% 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
The median Gironde town changed +16% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six ±0%.
Preignac ranks below 60% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 10%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Preignac 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Preignac, 23% of residents are 65 or over. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Above 53% of compared French towns: 36% of households are one person living alone
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
At 9.3%, the share of single-parent households is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few couples with children: 25% here, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Average household size: 2.2 people.
A higher share of empty homes than 87% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
Second homes: 3.5%, above 67% of compared French towns. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 8% in Preignac.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,710 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 €23,710 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 75% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 15.0% of residents.
Only 30% of households are headed by a retired person in Preignac
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 share of households headed by a manager or professional is 7.3%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 59% of compared French towns: 5.5%
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.
Compared with other places, foreign nationals are common here: 4.4%, more than in 52% of compared French towns. 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.
24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 57% 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
42% of residents 15 and over are married, a lower share than in 57% of compared French towns. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 63% 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
Census figures put adults with no qualification at 20% in Preignac. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,135 to 2,582 people), 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Preignac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preignac | 47.5 | 23% | 3.5% | 5.5% |
| Toulenne 2,881 · 2.3 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Langon 7,674 · 3.3 mi | 46.4 | 28% | 1.8% | 9.6% |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 2,670 · 4.2 mi | 44.4 | 19% | 2.6% | 7.3% |
| Podensac 3,269 · 5.8 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Portets 2,618 · 9.8 mi | 45 | 21% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Selve 3,746 · 10.6 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 Preignac
What is the population of Preignac?
2,135 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (2,179).
How old are Preignac’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Preignac?
40, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Preignac?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 95 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Preignac?
€23,710 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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