In Loupian, 14% of homes are second homes, more than in 91% of compared French towns
Just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 3.5% in Loupian. There were 970 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 2,169 residents. For Loupian, the census puts couples with children at 30%. On empty homes, Loupian sits higher than 80% of compared French towns: 10%.
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 Loupian
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 190 second homes and occasional dwellings in Loupian, 14% of its 1,290 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 94% 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.
12% of homes are flats, fewer than in 83% 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
Car-free households: one in 14, where the median compared French town has 11%. The share of flats in the typical compared French town is 30%. The census found that 7.3% of households have no car in Loupian.
Slower than most: +1% since 2012, behind 64% 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
A median age of 45.5: Loupian is older than 60% 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
■ Loupian 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (20%), Loupian is below 65% of compared French towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 9.9%.
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%.
One-person households make up 31% in Loupian, less than in 70% 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
There are 2.2 people in the average household. More single-parent households than in just over three quarters of compared French towns: 12%. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,580 a year
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.
Half of residents live in households above €25,580 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 54% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 13.0% of residents.
28% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 73% 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
15% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in seven. Households headed by a manager or professional: 9.2%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer foreign nationals than 76% of compared French towns: 2.2%
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 lower than in 70% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up about one in 23 here (4.3%).
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 22% in Loupian, less than in 76% 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 share of married residents tops 60% of compared French towns: 44%. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Loupian, 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 63% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification in Loupian. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 21st oldest of 41 French towns of 2,169 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Loupian, 4 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loupian | 45.5 | 20% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Mèze 12,669 · 1.7 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 14% | 7.3% |
| Villeveyrac 3,972 · 3.5 mi | 41.3 | 19% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| Balaruc-les-Bains 7,139 · 3.8 mi | 52 | 32% | 54% | 4.4% |
| Poussan 6,797 · 3.8 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 2.7% | 4% |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux 2,737 · 3.9 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 11% | 4.5% |
| Sète 45,337 · 4.6 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 21% | 10% |
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 Loupian
What is the population of Loupian?
2,169 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (2,141).
How old are Loupian’s residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Loupian?
190, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Loupian?
INSEE counts 94 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 48 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Loupian?
€25,580 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.0% 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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