Florensac sits above 86% of compared French towns for second homes (8.7%)
Single-parent households: 13%, above 88% of compared French towns. Few places have so few households headed by a manager or professional: 4.6% here, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns. There were 2,350 households in Florensac at the 2023 Census, home to 5,254 residents. The census found that 14% of homes are flats here.
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.
A +6% change since 2012: Florensac grew faster than 57% 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: +2% from 2012 to 2017, then +5% to 2023.
A median age of 49.8: Florensac is older than 82% 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
■ Florensac 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 28%, Florensac is ahead of 81% of compared French towns on that count. Residents aged 15 to 24: a tenth of the total.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Florensac ranks below 67% of compared French towns on couples with children: 22%
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
32% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. The average household has 2.2 people.
A smaller share of households in social housing than 70% of compared French towns: 8.2%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 13%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 17%. Measured more widely, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many empty homes: 8.9% here, more than in 72% of compared French towns. The figure for households without a car is 9% in Florensac and 11% in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €22,880 a year per consumption unit
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 Florensac is €22,880 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns. 18.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
38% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 78% 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
Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in seven here (14%). As a yardstick, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 57% of compared French towns: 7.5% 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 median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 57% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 4.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Florensac, 23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 66% 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
The figure for married residents is 45% in Florensac and 43% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 80% of compared French towns: 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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 make up 23%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 5,201 to 5,308 people, the 4th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Le Bourget-du-Lac (36.5), the youngest, and Forcalquier (50.8), the oldest.
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Florensac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florensac | 49.8 | 28% | 8.7% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Thibéry 3,132 · 2.8 mi | 42.5 | 21% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Bessan 5,838 · 2.8 mi | 44.6 | 23% | 15% | 6.9% |
| Marseillan 8,414 · 4.1 mi | 57.8 | 38% | 60% | 8.2% |
| Montblanc 2,932 · 5.2 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 6.8% | 7.3% |
| Pézenas 7,797 · 5.6 mi | 52.5 | 32% | 11% | 10% |
| Vias 5,952 · 5.8 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 46% | 8.2% |
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 Florensac
What is the population of Florensac?
5,254 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (4,939).
How old are Florensac’s residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 82% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Florensac?
250, with occasional dwellings: 8.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Florensac?
INSEE counts 390 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.5% of residents, and 250 foreign nationals (4.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Florensac?
€22,880 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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