One-person households make up 12% in Caloire, less than in 99% of compared French towns
The median age in Caloire is 46.1, higher than in 64% of compared French towns. There were 130 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 330 residents. 5% fewer people than in 2012. Empty homes make up 7.1%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
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 Caloire
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Caloire, 12% of its 160 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
36% of households are couples with children and 8% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
49% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 16% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Caloire had 347 residents at the 2012 census and 330 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Caloire, 12% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Long tenure is the mark of 21% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.6% (under two years).
A change of −5% since 2012 leaves Caloire behind 88% 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
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 67% of compared French towns: 20%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Caloire 46.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 11%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Caloire ranks above 94% of compared French towns on couples with children: 36%
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
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 8% of households are single parents in Caloire. Measured more widely, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. There are 2.6 people in the average household.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €31,860 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.
Half of residents live in households above €31,860 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 91% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 79% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Here just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. For Caloire, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 32%. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 1.8%, a lower share than 94% 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.
With foreign nationals at 1.5%, Caloire is behind 86% of compared French towns on that count. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 56%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Caloire has 18%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Caloire sits below 99% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (6.3%)
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (49%), Caloire is above 92% of compared French towns. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
41 French towns of 330 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th 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).
Caloire is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloire | 46.1 | 20% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Unieux 8,514 · 1.8 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Fraisses 3,872 · 2.4 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Firminy 17,060 · 3.1 mi | 46.1 | 27% | 1.2% | 15% |
| Aurec-sur-Loire 6,164 · 3.7 mi | 45.7 | 24% | 6.4% | 3% |
| Roche-la-Molière 9,843 · 3.9 mi | 47 | 25% | 0.7% | 6.7% |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles 12,314 · 4.5 mi | 42.8 | 24% | 1.6% | 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 Caloire
What is the population of Caloire?
330 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (347).
How old are Caloire’s residents?
The median age is 46.1, older than 64% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Caloire?
19, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Caloire?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Caloire?
€31,860 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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