Flats make up 0.5% in Gréalou, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 2% of homes stand empty in Gréalou. The town is home to 312 residents in 140 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 7.7% of residents are 15 to 24 in the town. One in ten households are headed by a manual worker, a lower share than in 79% of compared French towns.
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 Gréalou
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 38 second homes and occasional dwellings in Gréalou, 20% of its 190 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 ↓
Growing fast
Gréalou had 262 residents at the 2012 census and 312 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 93% of compared French towns: 20% of homes 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
8.3% of households moved in less than two years ago; 21% have been in their home 30 years or more. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few households without a car: 4.9% here, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns.
A +19% change since 2012: faster than 89% 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 +8% to 2017, then +11% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Lot.
Gréalou is older than 81% of compared French towns: a median age of 49.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Gréalou 49.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 82% of compared French towns: 29%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
13% of households are single parents, a share 87% 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 Lot median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 30% of households are one person living alone here. Typically, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.2 people.
Median standard of living: €24,200 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,200 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
Gréalou ranks above 75% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 37%
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 manager or professional trails 70% of compared French towns: 6.8%. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 77% of compared French towns: 3.5%
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: 2.4% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 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.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, below 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
Married residents make up 47%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
In Gréalou, 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 79% 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: 28% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
41 French towns of 312 to 2,582 people: this is the 14th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Gréalou and its 3 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gréalou | 49.5 | 29% | 20% | 3.5% |
| Figeac 9,793 · 8.8 mi | 48.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| Capdenac-Gare 4,440 · 9.9 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 11,271 · 14.7 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 5.4% | 11% |
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 Gréalou
What is the population of Gréalou?
312 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (262).
How old are Gréalou’s residents?
The median age is 49.5, older than 81% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gréalou?
38, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gréalou?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gréalou?
€24,200 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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