Fewer households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 0.5%
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 4.9% of households are single parents here. Aromas is home to 580 residents in 200 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put households without a car at 3.6% locally. 7.8% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 91% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Jura 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 Aromas
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 64 second homes and occasional dwellings in Aromas, 21% of its 310 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Aromas had 630 residents at the 2012 census and 580 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 47 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
21% of homes in Aromas are second homes
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 13% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 17% who have been there 30 years or more. The share of empty homes stands at 15%. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
Aromas changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 94% 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
Here the change came as +3% to 2017, then −11% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −4% in Jura.
Half of Aromas is over 45.8, older than 62% 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
■ Aromas 45.8. 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 Aromas comes in at 9.5%. Locally, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Aromas, 24% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 56% of compared French towns
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 Jura median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.2 people on average. As a reference point, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Aromas has more one-person households than 53% of compared French towns, at 36%.
A median standard of living of €25,760 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 €25,760 a year: lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
Aromas ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 27%
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 figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 7.5% in Aromas and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Meanwhile, households headed by a retired person are more common here than in 66% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 3.4% in Aromas, less than in 79% 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.
Foreign nationals: 2.7% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Aromas: 42% of residents 15 and over are single, above 99% 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
Here just over a third of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 43%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Aromas, 38% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 99% 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
Graduates of higher education: 23%, below 76% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
19th highest median age among 41 French towns of 580 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 Aromas
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aromas | 45.8 | 21% | 21% | 3.4% |
| Bellignat 3,525 · 7.8 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.7% | 26% |
| Oyonnax 22,480 · 8.2 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.1% | 33% |
| Montréal-la-Cluse 3,568 · 9.1 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 2.2% | 23% |
| Arbent 3,555 · 9.3 mi | 44.1 | 22% | 1% | 24% |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois 2,584 · 9.4 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Ceyzériat 3,328 · 11.2 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
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 Aromas
What is the population of Aromas?
580 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (630).
How old are Aromas’ residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 62% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aromas?
64, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aromas?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aromas?
€25,760 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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