Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0A lower share of flats than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.3%
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Péaule comes in at 25%. Put another way, about one in 16: 6.4% of households are single parents. Few places have so few households without a car: 6.3% here, fewer than in 78% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 2,929 people lived in the town, in 1,330 households.
Throughout this page, the Morbihan 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 Péaule
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 170 second homes and occasional dwellings in Péaule, 11% of its 1,620 homes: higher than in 88% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Péaule had 2,503 residents at the 2012 census and 2,929 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.
Péaule sits below 97% of compared French towns for households in social housing (2.1%)
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
11% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. In the typical compared French town, households in social housing come to 12%. Census figures put empty homes at 7.3% in Péaule.
Faster growth than 86% of compared French towns: Péaule changed by +17% since 2012
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 change was +7%; from 2017 to 2023, +9%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, a higher share than 67% 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
■ Péaule 45.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Péaule’s residents are over 45.8, older than in 62% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Here, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
32% of households are one person living alone, below 66% 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 Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for couples with children is 27% in Péaule and 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.2 people.
€24,950 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €24,950 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 61% of compared French towns. One measure of hardship: 10.0% of residents are below the poverty line.
Péaule ranks below 96% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.4%
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
Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 39% in Péaule. Set beside that, nearly one in ten 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).
Below 98% of compared French towns: 1.3% of residents are immigrants
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.
Here 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. 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.
Single residents: 19%, a lower share than 94% 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
In couples, 46% are married and 9.1% in a PACS (median compared French town: 43% and 6.1%); 6.8% are widowed. Measured more widely, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 77% 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 adults with no qualification is 17% in Péaule and 19% in the typical compared French town. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 17th 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.
The youngest is Avord (32.5), the oldest Lalinde (58.7).
Péaule sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péaule | 45.8 | 25% | 11% | 1.3% |
| Marzan 2,684 · 2.7 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 17% | 1.5% |
| Nivillac 4,951 · 4.8 mi | 48.1 | 27% | 7.4% | 2% |
| Noyal-Muzillac 2,548 · 5.2 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 13% | 1.2% |
| Muzillac 5,089 · 6.5 mi | 55.4 | 37% | 7.1% | 1.7% |
| Férel 3,499 · 6.5 mi | 46 | 24% | 14% | 1.1% |
| Questembert 8,133 · 7.6 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 5.1% | 2.3% |
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 Péaule
What is the population of Péaule?
2,929 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (2,503).
How old are Péaule’s residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 62% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Péaule?
170, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Péaule?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Péaule?
€24,950 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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