Claret sits above 93% of compared French towns for couples with children (35%)
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Claret comes in at 1.9%. This Hérault town had 1,745 residents in 720 households at the 2023 Census. For Claret, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.2%. Nearly one in ten homes are flats, fewer than in 87% 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 Claret
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5.9% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Claret had 1,414 residents at the 2012 census and 1,745 in 2023, up 23%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +23% since 2012 puts Claret ahead of 93% 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
Here the change came as +11% to 2017, then +12% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +13% in Hérault.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 21% in Claret, less than in 56% 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
■ Claret 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Claret is 44.3, higher than in 52% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
5.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 96% 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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 28%, fewer than in 85% of compared French towns. For comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
In Claret, 4.5% of households have no car, fewer 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
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 4.5% of homes stand empty here. On average, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. Locally, 5.8% of homes are second homes.
Median living standard: €26,820 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 Claret’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,820 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Claret: 20% of households are headed by a manager or professional, above 87% of compared French towns
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
Here 7.3% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. What’s more, fewer households headed by a retired person than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 28%. The usual figure: 9.4% of 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).
A smaller share of foreign nationals than 73% of compared French towns: 2.4%
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 63% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. Census figures put immigrants at 5% in Claret.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Claret sits below 72% of compared French towns for single residents (23%)
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
The census found that 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Claret. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Only 11% of adults out of school have no qualification in Claret
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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Claret, 43%. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,745 to 2,582 people), the 16th youngest
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).
Claret and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claret | 44.3 | 21% | 5.8% | 5% |
| Quissac 3,528 · 6 mi | 48.6 | 26% | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers 4,979 · 6.7 mi | 44.2 | 20% | 3.6% | 7% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 7.4 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Saint-Drézéry 3,006 · 9.7 mi | 40.9 | 17% | 1.5% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres 2,696 · 9.9 mi | 45 | 21% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Sommières 5,073 · 10.7 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 4.8% | 9.7% |
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 Claret
What is the population of Claret?
1,745 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% more than in 2012 (1,414).
How old are Claret’s residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Claret?
46, with occasional dwellings: 5.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Claret?
INSEE counts 88 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 42 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Claret?
€26,820 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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