One-person households: 24%, a lower share than 96% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 100 households in Francon at the 2023 Census, home to 236 residents. Households headed by a manual worker: 5% of the total. 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 4.8% locally.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Garonne 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 +6% change since 2012: faster than 55% 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
In two steps, +9% to 2017 and −3% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +15% in Haute-Garonne.
Francon ranks below 96% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Francon 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.8, Francon is older than 55% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
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 Haute-Garonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over a fifth of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Francon sits above 77% of compared French towns for second homes (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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 2.9% of households arrived within the last two years, while 27% have stayed 30 years or more. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up 7%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,680 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 €24,680 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
15% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 77% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 retired person is 32%; Francon has 34%. To put it in context, 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).
1.3% of residents are immigrants, below 98% of compared French towns
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 Francon, 0.8%. 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 88% 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
45% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Francon sits below 80% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (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
Graduates of higher education make up about one in three here (30%). The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
18th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 236 to 2,582
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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Francon, 4 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francon | 44.8 | 21% | 5% | 1.3% |
| Cazères 4,854 · 6.3 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| Rieux-Volvestre 2,639 · 10.7 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Carbonne 5,563 · 12.4 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.2% | 5.9% |
| Rieumes 3,517 · 12.7 mi | 46.9 | 24% | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| Bérat 3,087 · 12.8 mi | 41.5 | 15% | 1.5% | 4.7% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 12.8 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
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 Francon
What is the population of Francon?
236 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (223).
How old are Francon’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Francon?
6, with occasional dwellings: 5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Francon?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Francon?
€24,680 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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