Couples with children make up 37% in Aboën, more than in 95% of compared French towns
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 5.6% of homes are flats in Aboën. Fewer households without a car than in 92% of compared French towns: 4.4%. At the 2023 Census Aboën was home to 481 people in 200 households. Across Aboën, a fifth of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Loire 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 Aboën
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 30 second homes and occasional dwellings in Aboën, 12% of its 250 homes: higher than in 89% 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
37% of households are couples with children and 4.9% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Aboën had 396 residents at the 2012 census and 481 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Aboën’s residents are under 38.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
12% of homes are second homes, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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. Empty homes make up about one in 14 here (7.2%). In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%.
A +21% change since 2012: Aboën grew faster than 92% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +11%, and from 2017 to 2023 +10%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loire town +3%.
Half of Aboën is under 38.4, younger 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
■ Aboën 38.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 18%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, or about one in ten.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
4.9% of households are single parents, below 99% 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 Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of one-person households (29%), Aboën is below four fifths of compared French towns. As a yardstick, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.4 people.
Half above, half below €26,820 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.
Living standards centre on €26,820 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 82% 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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 17% in Aboën. As a reference point, 9.4% of 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 95% of compared French towns, at 1.7%
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, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Aboën has 0.8%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 22% of residents 15 and over are single in Aboën
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
With married residents at 44%, Aboën is ahead of three fifths of compared French towns on that count. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
13% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 84% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Aboën. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Aboën is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboën | 38.4 | 18% | 12% | 1.7% |
| Aurec-sur-Loire 6,164 · 4.6 mi | 45.7 | 24% | 6.4% | 3% |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 5,116 · 6.2 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Fraisses 3,872 · 6.8 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Unieux 8,514 · 6.9 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Bas-en-Basset 4,638 · 7.3 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 10% | 1.2% |
| Firminy 17,060 · 7.8 mi | 46.1 | 27% | 1.2% | 15% |
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 Aboën
What is the population of Aboën?
481 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (396).
How old are Aboën’s residents?
The median age is 38.4, younger than 87% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aboën?
30, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aboën?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aboën?
€26,820 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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