8% of residents are 15 to 24, below 93% of compared French towns
The share of empty homes tops 83% of compared French towns: 11%. In 2023, the Census found 2,138 residents in Combronde, living in 1,000 households. Flats: 14% of the total. 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 78% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Puy-de-Dôme 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.
A +4% change since 2012: slower than 54% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +7%, then −3% to 2023.
Half of Combronde is over 44.4, older than 52% 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
■ Combronde 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
37% of households are one person living alone, a share 59% 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 Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.1 people share a household. 11% of households are single parents, more than in 59% of compared French towns. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. By its share of couples with children (24%), Combronde is below 57% of compared French towns.
Households in social housing: 6.9%, a lower share than 77% 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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 3.7% of homes are second homes in Combronde. Households without a car account for 11%. By way of comparison, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,390 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 median standard of living in Combronde is €26,390 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 55% of compared French towns. Some 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 12% in Combronde, more than in 66% 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
About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Combronde (31%). To put it in context, 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).
3.2% of residents are immigrants, below 80% 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.
The share of foreign nationals is 2.1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Puy-de-Dôme has 5.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Combronde ranks below 89% of compared French towns on single residents: 21%
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
Here, just over two in five residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 66% 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
In Combronde, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 16th youngest of 41 French towns of 2,138 to 2,582 people
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).
Combronde sits below 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combronde | 44.4 | 22% | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| Châtel-Guyon 6,299 · 4.3 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 13% | 5.9% |
| Mozac 3,957 · 6.2 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 1.6% | 5.9% |
| Riom 18,820 · 6.4 mi | 43.4 | 24% | 3.2% | 8.3% |
| Aigueperse 2,665 · 6.5 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Volvic 4,883 · 8 mi | 43.9 | 21% | 3.6% | 8.6% |
| Ennezat 2,748 · 8.8 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
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 Combronde
What is the population of Combronde?
2,138 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (2,060).
How old are Combronde’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 52% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Combronde?
43, with occasional dwellings: 3.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Combronde?
INSEE counts 69 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 45 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Combronde?
€26,390 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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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