Fewer households in social housing than 97% of compared French towns: 2%
Here nearly a fifth of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. 8% of residents are 15 to 24, a lower share than in 92% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 3,078 people lived in Puisserguier, in 1,450 households. The census found that 41% of households are headed by a retired person here.
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 Puisserguier
An older town
Half of Puisserguier’s residents are under 51.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Puisserguier grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 61% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +13% for the median Hérault town, the change came in two steps: +2% from 2012 to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
Puisserguier is older than 87% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Puisserguier 51.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Puisserguier comes in at 29%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Puisserguier sits above 54% of compared French towns for one-person households (36%)
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 2.1 people. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Fewer single-parent households than in 51% of compared French towns: 9.9%.
Puisserguier ranks above 86% of compared French towns on second homes: 8.6%
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
Some one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 18% who have been there 30 years or more. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 12% of homes are flats in Puisserguier. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 11%, more than in 84% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €23,340 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,340 a year: lower than in 78% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 17.0%.
A lower share of households headed by a manual worker than 62% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 8.6%. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Puisserguier: 7.4% of 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.
About one in 14: that is how common immigrants are in Puisserguier (7.4%). That is higher than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%. Nothing unusual on foreign nationals: 4.1%, close to the figure 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.
Fewer single residents than 68% of compared French towns: 23%
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
In Puisserguier, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 66% 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
The share of adults with no qualification stands at 18%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (3,050 to 3,105 people), the 11th 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 Pont-à-Vendin (35.9), the oldest Soulac-sur-Mer (63.7).
Puisserguier and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puisserguier | 51.2 | 29% | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| Capestang 3,514 · 2.9 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 8.6% | 9% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 3.5 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 5% |
| Montady 3,990 · 4.9 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Maraussan 4,789 · 5.8 mi | 44.4 | 23% | 2.8% | 5% |
| Ouveillan 2,713 · 6.5 mi | 44.5 | 25% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Colombiers 2,814 · 6.6 mi | 53.9 | 32% | 12% | 6.3% |
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 Puisserguier
What is the population of Puisserguier?
3,078 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (2,867).
How old are Puisserguier’s residents?
The median age is 51.2, older than 87% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Puisserguier?
160, with occasional dwellings: 8.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Puisserguier?
INSEE counts 230 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.4% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Puisserguier?
€23,340 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 17.0% 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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