Half of Grèzes is over 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns
50% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Grèzes had 182 residents in 92 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 17% of households are couples with children. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Loire 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 Grèzes
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 92 second homes and occasional dwellings in Grèzes, 45% of its 210 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Grèzes’ residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Grèzes had 207 residents at the 2012 census and 182 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Grèzes: 45% of homes are second homes, above 97% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 1.1% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 44%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 11% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%).
−12% since 2012, a pace below 98% 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 Haute-Loire town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −4% and the next six −8%.
5.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Grèzes 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Grèzes, 29%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Above 82% of compared French towns: 44% 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 Haute-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Just over one in ten households are single parents, a higher share than in 66% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €21,990 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 €21,990 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Grèzes sits above 91% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (22%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Grèzes’ residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Haute-Loire has 3.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 89% of compared French towns: 33% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 45% of residents 15 and over are married here. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Grèzes ranks below 99% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 13%
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
The share of adults with no qualification tops four fifths of compared French towns: 26%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (182 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
Grèzes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grèzes | 57.3 | 29% | 45% | 0% |
| Langeac 3,499 · 12.3 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 12% | 6.1% |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 3,955 · 13 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 9.6% | 5.6% |
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 Grèzes
What is the population of Grèzes?
182 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (207).
How old are Grèzes’ residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Grèzes?
92, with occasional dwellings: 45% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Grèzes?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Grèzes?
€21,990 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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