Residents aged 15 to 24: 5%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
In Pardines, 27% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. Still, on households headed by a retired person, Pardines sits higher than 94% of compared French towns: 46%. The town counted 302 residents and 130 households at the 2023 Census. Across Pardines, 2.2% of homes are flats.
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 Pardines
Growing fast
Pardines had 225 residents at the 2012 census and 302 in 2023, up 34%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +34% since 2012 puts Pardines ahead of 98% 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
The first five years brought +24%; the six to 2023, +8%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Puy-de-Dôme town +4%.
26% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 71% 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
■ Pardines 43. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43, Pardines is younger than 58% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
34% of households are couples with children, more than in 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
Each household has 2.3 people on average. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Pardines ranks below 98% of compared French towns on empty homes: 2.2%
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
Households without a car: 4.7% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Second homes make up about one in 20 here (5.1%). Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €27,530 a year to live on
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.
At €27,530 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
Pardines ranks below 93% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.9%
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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Pardines. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 94% 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.
With immigrants at 3.1%, Pardines is behind 81% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
14% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 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: 48% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 62% 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 Pardines and 19% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
12th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 302 to 2,582
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.
No nearby town is as young as Pardines
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pardines | 43 | 26% | 5.1% | 3.1% |
| Issoire 15,115 · 3.7 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 2% | 4.5% |
| Vic-le-Comte 5,396 · 6.6 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 2.5% | 4% |
| Veyre-Monton 3,721 · 7.8 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 3.3% |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre 3,826 · 8.5 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 1.1% | 5.7% |
| Orcet 2,897 · 10 mi | 44.8 | 25% | 1.4% | 4.6% |
| La Roche-Blanche 3,311 · 10.3 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
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 Pardines
What is the population of Pardines?
302 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 34% more than in 2012 (225).
How old are Pardines’ residents?
The median age is 43, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pardines?
7, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pardines?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pardines?
€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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