48% of households are couples with children, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
The figure for flats is 2.6% in Puilacher and 30% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 657 people lived here, in 230 households. About one in eight: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Puilacher (12%). Lower than in 98% of compared French towns: 2.1% of homes stand empty.
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 Puilacher
A town of families
48% of households are couples with children and 7.1% single parents with children; 25% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Puilacher had 427 residents at the 2012 census and 657 in 2023, up 54%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Puilacher’s residents are under 38.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Puilacher outgrew 99% of compared French towns: +54%
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
The median Hérault town changed +13% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +35% and the next six +14%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 15% in Puilacher, less than in 92% 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
■ Puilacher 38.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Puilacher comes in at 10%. On top of that, with a median age of 38.7, Puilacher is younger than 85% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Puilacher ranks below 99% of compared French towns on one-person households: 14%
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
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 7.1% in Puilacher. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. Households average 2.9 people.
Households without a car: 2.8%, a lower share than 99% 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
5.5% of homes are second homes (Hérault median 4.3%, France median 2.1%) and 2.1% are empty (6.7%). Households without a car make up 11% in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €25,980 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,980 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 50% of compared French towns.
Puilacher ranks above 89% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 21%
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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 16% in Puilacher. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns: 11%
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 stands at 4.2%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Puilacher: 52% of residents 15 and over are married, above 96% 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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Puilacher. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 35%, a higher share than 67% 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
Adults with no qualification: 16%, below 67% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 657 to 2,582
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).
Puilacher is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puilacher | 38.7 | 15% | 5.5% | 11% |
| Saint-Pargoire 2,501 · 2.7 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 6.3% | 2.8% |
| Paulhan 4,039 · 2.8 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 4% | 6.1% |
| Canet 3,619 · 3 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 3.2% | 4% |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 6,427 · 5.7 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 9,461 · 5.9 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
| Montagnac 4,515 · 6 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 7.5% | 12% |
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 Puilacher
What is the population of Puilacher?
657 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 54% more than in 2012 (427).
How old are Puilacher’s residents?
The median age is 38.7, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 30% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Puilacher?
14, with occasional dwellings: 5.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Puilacher?
INSEE counts 71 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 28 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Puilacher?
€25,980 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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