20% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% of compared French towns
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 4.3% in Fouzilhon. The town had 243 residents in 110 households at the 2023 Census. Across Fouzilhon, 4.2% of households are single parents. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 97% of compared French towns: 7.1%.
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 Fouzilhon
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 30 second homes and occasional dwellings in Fouzilhon, 20% of its 150 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Fouzilhon’s residents are under 51.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats: 5.4%, a lower share than 95% 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 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.3% of households have no car here. The usual figure: 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. About one in 19: that is how common empty homes are in Fouzilhon (5.3%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Growth of +8% since 2012 puts Fouzilhon ahead of 65% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +9%, and from 2017 to 2023 ±0%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Hérault town +13%.
A median age of 51.1: Fouzilhon is older than 86% 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
■ Fouzilhon 51.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In Fouzilhon, 29% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
Only 24% of households are couples with children in Fouzilhon
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
The typical household size is 2.2 people. The usual figure: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Here, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
€26,330 a year is the median standard of living here
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 midpoint of living standards here is €26,330 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Above 57% of compared French towns: 34% of households are headed by a retired person
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 manager or professional account for 8.3%. Against that, nearly a third 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).
9.9% of residents are immigrants, more than in 70% 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.
The share of foreign nationals tops 59% of compared French towns: 5.4%. Across the comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fouzilhon sits below 98% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
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 50% in Fouzilhon and 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 15%, a lower share than 75% 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
At 31%, the share of graduates of higher education is higher than in 54% of compared French towns. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (243 to 2,582 people), the 11th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Fouzilhon sits below 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouzilhon | 51.1 | 29% | 20% | 9.9% |
| Magalas 3,582 · 2.4 mi | 46.8 | 26% | 18% | 6.4% |
| Servian 5,517 · 6.1 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| Caux 2,718 · 6.1 mi | 52 | 28% | 18% | 8% |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 3,000 · 6.6 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers 3,124 · 7 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 13% | 6.5% |
| Bédarieux 5,804 · 8.9 mi | 52.4 | 31% | 7.4% | 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 Fouzilhon
What is the population of Fouzilhon?
243 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (224).
How old are Fouzilhon’s residents?
The median age is 51.1, older than 86% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fouzilhon?
30, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fouzilhon?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.9% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fouzilhon?
€26,330 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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