A median age of 55.2: Courniou is older than 94% of compared French towns
6.3% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Courniou had 610 residents in 310 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 2.6% of households rent social housing (HLM). On households headed by a manual worker, Courniou sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 4.7%.
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 Courniou
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courniou, 26% of its 540 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 96% 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 Courniou’s residents are under 55.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 85 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 26%, a higher share than 94% 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
One household in 11 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Courniou, 16% of homes stand empty. Households without a car are rarer here than in 57% of compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 71% of compared French towns grew faster than Courniou: ±0%
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Hérault town +13%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.8%, a lower share than 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
■ Courniou 55.2. The median compared French town: 44.
31% of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 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 90 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.
In Courniou, 6.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 93% 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
41% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. Couples with children: 18% of the total.
A median standard of living of €21,530 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 Courniou is €21,530 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
Courniou ranks below 97% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.1%
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
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Courniou. Against that, 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).
Above 59% of compared French towns: 7.8% of 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.
The share of foreign nationals stands at 4.2%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Courniou sits above 86% of compared French towns for married residents (49%)
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 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single here. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Only 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Courniou
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
Adults with no qualification: nearly a fifth of the total. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (610 to 2,582 people), the 6th 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.
Courniou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courniou | 55.2 | 31% | 26% | 7.8% |
| Pont-de-Larn 2,947 · 15.7 mi | 50.6 | 27% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 16.2 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 17.1 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
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 Courniou
What is the population of Courniou?
610 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (612).
How old are Courniou’s residents?
The median age is 55.2, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courniou?
140, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courniou?
INSEE counts 48 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.8% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courniou?
€21,530 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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