Half of Ferrières-Poussarou is over 59, older than 98% of compared French towns
A quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 14% in Ferrières-Poussarou. The 2023 Census counted 74 residents in 38 households. Locally, 2.6% of households have no car. At 43%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 90% 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 Ferrières-Poussarou
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ferrières-Poussarou, 44% of its 75 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 Ferrières-Poussarou’s residents are under 59 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ferrières-Poussarou had 80 residents at the 2012 census and 74 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns, at 44%
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
16% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 7.9% moved in within the last two years. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 5.3%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 85% of compared French towns. On top of that, by its share of flats (4%), Ferrières-Poussarou is below 97% of compared French towns.
A −8% change since 2012: slower than 94% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −24%; 2017 to 2023, +21%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Hérault town +13%.
In Ferrières-Poussarou, 4.1% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 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
■ Ferrières-Poussarou 59. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Ferrières-Poussarou sits below 83% of compared French towns for one-person households (29%)
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
Households average 2 people. Measured more widely, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (43%)
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Ferrières-Poussarou: 14% of residents are foreign nationals, above 90% 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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Set against 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 14% of residents are immigrants in Ferrières-Poussarou.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 96% of compared French towns: 19%
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 share of married residents is 39%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns, at 4.5%
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, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Ferrières-Poussarou has 27%. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 74 to 2,582 people
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Ferrières-Poussarou
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrières-Poussarou | 59 | 35% | 44% | 14% |
| Puisserguier 3,078 · 10.6 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 11.9 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 5% |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 3,000 · 12.5 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Capestang 3,514 · 13 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 8.6% | 9% |
| Ouveillan 2,713 · 13.9 mi | 44.5 | 25% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers 3,124 · 14.2 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 13% | 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 Ferrières-Poussarou
What is the population of Ferrières-Poussarou?
74 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (80).
How old are Ferrières-Poussarou’s residents?
The median age is 59, older than 98% of compared French towns. 9.5% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ferrières-Poussarou?
33, with occasional dwellings: 44% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ferrières-Poussarou?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (14%). 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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