Espédaillac is older than 98% of compared French towns: a median age of 59
Here 0.7% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. At the 2023 Census, 290 people lived in Espédaillac, in 150 households. About one in eight: that is how common couples with children are in Espédaillac (13%). On households headed by a retired person, Espédaillac sits higher than 97% of compared French towns: 50%.
Throughout this page, the Lot 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 Espédaillac
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 110 second homes and occasional dwellings in Espédaillac, 40% of its 270 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Espédaillac’s residents are under 59 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 40% 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
In Espédaillac, 5.2% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 3.3%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Espédaillac outgrew 81% of compared French towns: +15%
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Lot town −1%. The first five years brought +7%; the six to 2023, +7%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Espédaillac 59. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 6.2% in Espédaillac. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 69% 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 Lot median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 1.9 people in the average household. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 50% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €27,530 a year per consumption unit
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 €27,530 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
In Espédaillac, 3.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 96% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 13%. Typically, 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).
Only 4.8% of residents are immigrants in Espédaillac
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Lot has 9.5%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. 3.8% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 26.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 50% of residents 15 and over are married
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 fifth of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Adults with no qualification: 13%, a lower share than 86% 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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 35% in Espédaillac and 30% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 4th oldest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Espédaillac is older 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espédaillac | 59 | 38% | 40% | 4.8% |
| Gramat 3,512 · 9.9 mi | 55.1 | 36% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Figeac 9,793 · 12.8 mi | 48.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| Capdenac-Gare 4,440 · 15.8 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 16.2 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
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 Espédaillac
What is the population of Espédaillac?
290 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (253).
How old are Espédaillac’s residents?
The median age is 59, older than 98% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Espédaillac?
110, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Espédaillac?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (3.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Espédaillac?
€27,530 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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