1.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Capestang comes in at 8.6%. The town had 3,514 residents in 1,600 households at the 2023 census. Here, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24. Flats are rarer here than in 77% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Capestang
Empty homes
The census found 230 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.
Capestang grew +13% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 77% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +13% for the median Hérault town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then +9% to 2023.
Capestang is older than 76% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Capestang 48.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Capestang sits above 76% of compared French towns for single-parent households (12%)
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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.2 people in the average household. On couples with children, Capestang sits lower than 57% of compared French towns: 24%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. One-person households make up 35%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of empty homes than 87% of compared French towns: 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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 14% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 16%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 58% of compared French towns: 12% of households have no car. One household in eight has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
Median living standard: €23,150 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.
The median standard of living in Capestang is €23,150 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 80% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 18.0% of residents.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 69% of compared French towns, at 36%
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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Capestang has 12%. Set beside that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 13: 7.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of immigrants than 66% of compared French towns, at 9%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Capestang comes in at 5.7%. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
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 23% in Capestang, less than in 73% 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
Few places have as many married residents: 43% here, more than in 54% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 69% 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
Fewer adults with no qualification than in 54% of compared French towns: 18%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th 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.
Ages run from 36.6 in Sainte-Geneviève to 61.4 in La Bernerie-en-Retz.
Capestang sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capestang | 48.4 | 26% | 8.6% | 9% |
| Puisserguier 3,078 · 2.9 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| Montady 3,990 · 4.2 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Ouveillan 2,713 · 4.6 mi | 44.5 | 25% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune 4,124 · 4.9 mi | 47.9 | 26% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Colombiers 2,814 · 5.2 mi | 53.9 | 32% | 12% | 6.3% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 5.3 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 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 Capestang
What is the population of Capestang?
3,514 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (3,111).
How old are Capestang’s residents?
The median age is 48.4, older than 76% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Capestang?
170, with occasional dwellings: 8.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Capestang?
INSEE counts 320 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9% of residents, and 200 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Capestang?
€23,150 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 18.0% 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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