In Crémieu, 24% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns
Flats make up 58%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Crémieu has fewer couples with children than 77% of compared French towns, at 19%. The 2023 Census counted 3,536 residents in 1,750 households. Put another way, about one in 12: nearly one in ten households rent social housing (HLM).
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.
A +6% change since 2012: faster than 55% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −2%; 2017 to 2023, +8%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Isère town +7%.
Half of Crémieu is under 43.3, younger than 56% 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
■ Crémieu 43.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town. In Crémieu, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Crémieu sits above 85% of compared French towns for one-person households (45%)
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
The average household has 2 people. 12% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 81% of compared French towns. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%.
Second homes: 4.3%, a higher share than 73% 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
7.7% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 15% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 13%. Crémieu has fewer households without a car than 52% of compared French towns, at 10%. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €26,910 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 €26,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 60% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 12.0%.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 13%, a higher share than 67% 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
On households headed by a manual worker, Crémieu sits lower than 53% of compared French towns: 14%. 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).
9.6% of residents are immigrants, more than in 69% of compared French towns
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.
5.8% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Isère has 8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
35% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 91% 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
30% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
More graduates of higher education than 69% of compared French towns: 36%
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
A fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 3,519 to 3,554 people, the 16th youngest
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 Rubelles (34.9), the oldest Deauville (63.3).
1 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Crémieu
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crémieu | 43.3 | 21% | 4.3% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas 3,417 · 2.5 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 0.6% | 5.8% |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu 8,031 · 3.3 mi | 38.6 | 16% | 1.4% | 10% |
| Pont-de-Chéruy 6,302 · 4.1 mi | 33.9 | 15% | 1.1% | 22% |
| Loyettes 3,554 · 4.2 mi | 37.5 | 15% | 1.8% | 7.3% |
| Chavanoz 5,126 · 4.4 mi | 37.1 | 14% | 0.9% | 13% |
| Charvieu-Chavagneux 10,547 · 4.7 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 0.5% | 13% |
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 Crémieu
What is the population of Crémieu?
3,536 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (3,334).
How old are Crémieu’s residents?
The median age is 43.3, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Crémieu?
85, with occasional dwellings: 4.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Crémieu?
INSEE counts 340 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.6% of residents, and 200 foreign nationals (5.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Crémieu?
€26,910 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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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