Only 30% of households are one person living alone in Maraussan
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; in Maraussan, 6.8%. Across Maraussan, 16% of homes are flats. Few places have so few households in social housing: 8.9% here, fewer than in 66% of compared French towns. There were 2,100 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 4,789 residents.
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 Maraussan
Growing fast
Maraussan had 3,976 residents at the 2012 census and 4,789 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Maraussan has grown +20%, faster than 91% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +11%, then +8% to 2023. Over those years, the median Hérault town changed +13% and the median compared French town +5%.
In Maraussan, 9.5% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer 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
■ Maraussan 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Maraussan is 44.4, higher than in 52% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 23%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 68% of compared French towns: 11%
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
Households average 2.3 people. Against that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 26% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 8.8% of homes stand empty
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
Nothing unusual on second homes: 2.8%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €24,700 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 €24,700 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 64% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 18.0%.
Households headed by a retired person: 30%, a lower share than 62% 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
12% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 8.5% in Maraussan. To put it in context, 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).
A smaller share of foreign nationals than 69% of compared French towns: 2.7%
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: 5%, below 64% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 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.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Maraussan
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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 48% of residents 15 and over are married here. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Only 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Maraussan
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
For Maraussan, the census puts graduates of higher education at 29%. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 19th youngest of 41 French towns of 4,749 to 4,832 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.
At the ends of the range sit Bourgbarré (37.1), the youngest, and Casteljaloux (57), the oldest.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 4 are older than Maraussan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maraussan | 44.4 | 23% | 2.8% | 5% |
| Lignan-sur-Orb 3,227 · 1.3 mi | 50.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.9% |
| Montady 3,990 · 2.6 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 3.3 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 5% |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers 3,124 · 3.5 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 13% | 6.5% |
| Colombiers 2,814 · 3.8 mi | 53.9 | 32% | 12% | 6.3% |
| Béziers 81,545 · 3.9 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 4.3% | 17% |
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 Maraussan
What is the population of Maraussan?
4,789 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (3,976).
How old are Maraussan’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maraussan?
66, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maraussan?
INSEE counts 240 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maraussan?
€24,700 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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