Half of Tournous-Devant is over 60, older than 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 87 people lived in Tournous-Devant, in 47 households. The share of flats stands at 8.5%. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in the town, 45%.
Throughout this page, the Hautes-Pyrénées 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 Tournous-Devant
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tournous-Devant, 15% of its 61 homes: higher than in 91% 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 Tournous-Devant’s residents are under 60 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Tournous-Devant had 114 residents at the 2012 census and 87 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
15% of homes are second homes, more than in 91% 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
In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car; in Tournous-Devant, 5.8%. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 3.8% of households moved in less than two years ago; 40% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Tournous-Devant changed by −24% from 2012 to 2023, behind 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Hautes-Pyrénées town ±0%. The change was −8% from 2012 to 2017 and −17% from 2017 to 2023.
Tournous-Devant sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (6.3%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Tournous-Devant 60. The median compared French town: 44.
34% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Couples with children: 18%, a lower share than 81% 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 Hautes-Pyrénées median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.9 people share a household.
Tournous-Devant sits below 82% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (9.1%)
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
36% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.2% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 58% 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.
About one in 16: that is how common immigrants are in Tournous-Devant (6.3%). That is lower than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hautes-Pyrénées has 7.4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 22% in Tournous-Devant, less than in 80% 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
On the census count, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 68% of compared French towns, at 23%
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 three: that is how common graduates of higher education are in Tournous-Devant (31%). The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 4th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Tournous-Devant
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournous-Devant | 60 | 34% | 15% | 6.3% |
| Lannemezan 5,811 · 9.1 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Montréjeau 2,648 · 13.5 mi | 53.9 | 35% | 4% | 8.1% |
| Barbazan-Debat 3,478 · 15.6 mi | 50.1 | 30% | 2% | 5.6% |
| Séméac 5,236 · 16 mi | 50.2 | 27% | 2.3% | 7.8% |
| Aureilhan 8,031 · 16.3 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 1.2% | 7.5% |
| Soues 2,988 · 16.4 mi | 49.8 | 28% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
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 Tournous-Devant
What is the population of Tournous-Devant?
87 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (114).
How old are Tournous-Devant’s residents?
The median age is 60, older than 98% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tournous-Devant?
9, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tournous-Devant?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.3% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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