A median age of 58: Ansignan is older than 97% of compared French towns
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 3.1% in Ansignan. Households headed by a manual worker account for 5.6%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 164 residents in 90 households.
Throughout this page, the Pyrénées-Orientales 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 Ansignan
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 68 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ansignan, 42% of its 160 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 93% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Ansignan’s residents are under 58 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ansignan had 195 residents at the 2012 census and 164 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 42%
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 30% in the typical compared French town, one in ten homes are flats in Ansignan. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 18% of households have no car, or about one in six.
A change of −16% since 2012 leaves Ansignan behind 99% 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 −15%; the six to 2023, −1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pyrénées-Orientales town +10%.
Ansignan ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ansignan 58. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 34%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ansignan sits below 86% of compared French towns for couples with children (17%)
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 Pyrénées-Orientales median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 44% of households are one person living alone in Ansignan. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 1.8 people on average.
Median living standard: €18,710 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 Ansignan is €18,710 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 50% in Ansignan, more than in 97% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 73% of compared French towns: 11%
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: 6.5%, above 67% 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.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 23% of residents 15 and over are single
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 account for 44%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Adults with no qualification: 25% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (164 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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).
Ansignan is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansignan | 58 | 34% | 42% | 11% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 8.2 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Millas 4,417 · 10.2 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Prades 6,148 · 10.9 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 11% | 11% |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall 2,950 · 12.9 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière 4,129 · 13.6 mi | 41.6 | 20% | 2.6% | 6% |
| Baixas 2,777 · 14.9 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
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 Ansignan
What is the population of Ansignan?
164 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (195).
How old are Ansignan’s residents?
The median age is 58, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ansignan?
68, with occasional dwellings: 42% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ansignan?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (6.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ansignan?
€18,710 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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