A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.8%
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 18% of households are one person living alone in Herré. At the 2023 Census Herré was home to 143 people in 58 households. Flats make up about one in 37 here (2.7%). 27% of households are headed by a retired person, a lower share than in 76% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Landes 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 Herré
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Herré, 15% of its 74 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 9.1% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Herré’s residents are under 51.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Herré had 122 residents at the 2012 census and 143 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 15% of its 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Newcomers of less than two years account for 7% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 28%. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 6.8%.
A +17% change since 2012: faster than 86% 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 median Landes town changed +9% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +16% and the next six +1%.
Half of Herré is over 51.3, older than 87% 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
■ Herré 51.3. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 21%.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
36% of households are couples with children, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Landes median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.5 people in the average household. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 65% of compared French towns: 9.1% of households are single parents.
Half above, half below €25,240 a year in standard of living
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 €25,240 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manual worker than 82% of compared French towns, at 9.1%
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households headed by a manual worker, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 63% of compared French towns: 8.6%
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Herré, 5.7%. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Landes has 5.4%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 63% 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.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 23% in Herré. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Only 8.3% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Herré
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Herré has 25%. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 143 to 2,582 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 2 around it: Herré
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herré | 51.3 | 21% | 15% | 8.6% |
| Eauze 4,108 · 12.8 mi | 54.2 | 33% | 8.4% | 20% |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan 2,508 · 16.4 mi | 48.9 | 29% | 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 Herré
What is the population of Herré?
143 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (122).
How old are Herré’s residents?
The median age is 51.3, older than 87% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Herré?
11, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Herré?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Herré?
€25,240 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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