Households in social housing make up 2.6% in Le Pouget, less than in 95% of compared French towns
26% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. In 2023, the Census found 2,122 residents in Le Pouget, living in 950 households. Empty homes: a tenth of the total. On second homes, Le Pouget sits higher than nearly four fifths of compared French towns: 5.5%.
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.
Faster growth than 85% of compared French towns: Le Pouget changed by +16% since 2012
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 make up 9.4% in Le Pouget, less than in 74% 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
■ Le Pouget 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.5, Le Pouget is younger than 54% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. 21% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in five.
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%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 81% of compared French towns: 12%
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 figure for one-person households is 32% in Le Pouget and 35% in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Households average 2.2 people. Higher than in 54% of compared French towns: 26% of households are couples with children.
Le Pouget ranks below 82% of compared French towns on flats: 12%
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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Le Pouget comes in at 8.8%. Elsewhere, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €24,960 a year in standard of living
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.
At €24,960 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 61% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 14.0% of residents.
In Le Pouget, 11% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 68% 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
Here 7.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. Elsewhere, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.7% of residents are foreign nationals, below 83% 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: 3.8% here and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Below 65% of compared French towns: 41% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Locally, 25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 64% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 32%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,122 to 2,582 people, the 13th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Le Pouget
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pouget | 43.5 | 21% | 5.5% | 3.8% |
| Canet 3,619 · 2 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 3.2% | 4% |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 6,427 · 3.9 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| Gignac 6,651 · 4.3 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 3.1% | 8.4% |
| Saint-Pargoire 2,501 · 4.5 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 6.3% | 2.8% |
| Paulhan 4,039 · 4.8 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 4% | 6.1% |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 9,461 · 5.4 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
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 Le Pouget
What is the population of Le Pouget?
2,122 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (1,823).
How old are Le Pouget’s residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Pouget?
62, with occasional dwellings: 5.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Pouget?
INSEE counts 81 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 37 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Pouget?
€24,960 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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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