92% of homes in Auris are second homes
Just over one in ten households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In 2023, the Census found 189 residents in Auris, living in 93 households. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 47% here. On empty homes, Auris sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 0.5%.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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 Auris
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 1,220 second homes and occasional dwellings in Auris, 92% of its 1,320 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 12% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Auris’ residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Auris had 201 residents at the 2012 census and 189 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats: 83%, a higher share than 96% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. 6.3% of households have no car.
Auris changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Isère town +7%.
Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Auris is over 53
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Auris 53. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.8%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 27% of residents are 65 or over in Auris.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 21%
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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. By way of comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. At 32%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Median living standard: €26,630 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 median standard of living in Auris is €26,630 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
11% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 57% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.8% of residents in Auris 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.
The median compared commune in Isère has 8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 52% of compared French towns. About one in 19: that is how common foreign nationals are in Auris (5.2%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Auris sits below 93% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
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
Married residents make up 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 76% 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
Just over a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 189 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Auris
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auris | 53 | 27% | 92% | 6.8% |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 2,617 · 2.8 mi | 52.4 | 28% | 32% | 5.4% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage 5,587 · 14 mi | 46.7 | 23% | 6.3% | 5.5% |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 4,006 · 14 mi | 44.7 | 21% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Vizille 7,292 · 15.5 mi | 44 | 23% | 2.4% | 8% |
| Le Versoud 4,900 · 16 mi | 41.6 | 17% | 0.7% | 6.7% |
| Domène 6,835 · 16.3 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 1.3% | 9% |
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 Auris
What is the population of Auris?
189 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (201).
How old are Auris’ residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Auris?
1,220, with occasional dwellings: 92% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Auris?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.8% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Auris?
€26,630 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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