In Frontignan, 21% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% of compared French towns
In Frontignan, 2.9% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Frontignan was home to 24,136 people in 11,150 households. The census found that 45% of homes are flats locally. Half of the town’s residents are over 48.1, older than in 75% 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 Frontignan
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 3,000 second homes and occasional dwellings in Frontignan, 21% of its 14,570 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 38% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households in social housing make up 14% in Frontignan, more than in 59% 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
In the last two years, 10% of households moved in; at the other end, 17% have stayed 30 years or more. Frontignan has more households without a car than 54% of compared French towns, at 11%. The benchmark for households in social housing in the typical compared French town: 12%.
+6% since 2012, a pace 56% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and +6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +13% in Hérault.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 69% 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
■ Frontignan 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Locally, 10% of residents are 15 to 24. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
24% of households are couples with children, below 58% 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
On average, 2.1 people share a household. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. 10% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. Where 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Frontignan has 36%.
€24,580 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 €24,580 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 16.5% of residents.
Frontignan ranks above 69% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 36%
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 7.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. The wider picture: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 13%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.9% of Frontignan’s 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 53% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 14: 6.9% of residents are immigrants. Frontignan sits close to the norm on foreign nationals: 4.2%, about the same as 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.
Single residents make up 24% in Frontignan, less than in 57% 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
Frontignan has more married residents than 56% of compared French towns, at 44%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Below 63% of compared French towns: 26% 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
In Frontignan, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (22,805 to 25,578 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.
The youngest is Hérouville-Saint-Clair (34.5), the oldest Vichy (53.1).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Frontignan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontignan | 48.1 | 25% | 21% | 6.9% |
| Balaruc-les-Bains 7,139 · 3 mi | 52 | 32% | 54% | 4.4% |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux 2,737 · 3.2 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 11% | 4.5% |
| Vic-la-Gardiole 3,428 · 3.8 mi | 45.7 | 21% | 27% | 5.8% |
| Sète 45,337 · 4.2 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 21% | 10% |
| Gigean 6,639 · 4.2 mi | 40.6 | 16% | 1.7% | 7.1% |
| Poussan 6,797 · 4.9 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 2.7% | 4% |
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 Frontignan
What is the population of Frontignan?
24,136 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (22,728).
How old are Frontignan’s residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Frontignan?
3,000, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Frontignan?
INSEE counts 1,660 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 1,000 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Frontignan?
€24,580 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 16.5% 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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