Flats make up 1.5% in Palladuc, less than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Palladuc has 23%. At the 2023 Census Palladuc was home to 517 people in 220 households. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 7.1%. 27% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 98% 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.
What stands out about the people of Palladuc
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 55 second homes and occasional dwellings in Palladuc, 16% of its 340 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Palladuc had 568 residents at the 2012 census and 517 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 64 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Palladuc: 19% of homes stand empty, above 99% 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
2.6% of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%. Palladuc has more second homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 16%. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Palladuc, the census puts households without a car at 6%.
−9% since 2012: slower than 96% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Puy-de-Dôme town +4%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −3%; from 2017 to 2023, −6%.
Older than 69% of compared French towns: half of Palladuc is over 46.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Palladuc 46.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Palladuc comes in at 20%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
6.8% of households are single parents, below 91% 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 Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.3 people. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. The figure for couples with children is 26% in Palladuc and 25% in the typical compared French town.
€25,890 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,890 a year: lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Only 4.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Palladuc
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
30% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). As a yardstick, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 80% of compared French towns, at 3.2%
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.
1.7% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Palladuc sits above 98% of compared French towns for married residents (54%)
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
18% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 80% 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 census found that 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in Palladuc. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (517 to 2,582 people), the 17th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Palladuc
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palladuc | 46.9 | 20% | 16% | 3.2% |
| Thiers 11,637 · 5.5 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 3.8% | 11% |
| Puy-Guillaume 2,630 · 8.3 mi | 50.3 | 29% | 2.7% | 4% |
| Courpière 4,166 · 10.9 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 3.7% | 5.7% |
| Lezoux 6,528 · 12.9 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Yorre 2,641 · 13.9 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Maringues 3,141 · 14.5 mi | 40.9 | 21% | 1.8% | 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 Palladuc
What is the population of Palladuc?
517 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (568).
How old are Palladuc’s residents?
The median age is 46.9, older than 69% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Palladuc?
55, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Palladuc?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Palladuc?
€25,890 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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