A median age of 57.2: Caixas is older than 97% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Caixas comes in at 57%. Census figures put flats at 1% in the town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Caixas was home to 134 people in 68 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 Caixas
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 26 second homes and occasional dwellings in Caixas, 26% of its 100 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Caixas’ residents are under 57.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Caixas (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 22% of residents, against 7.9% for the median compared commune in Pyrénées-Orientales. 18% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Caixas ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 1.4%
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
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Caixas comes in at 26%. For comparison, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. 18% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.6% moved in within the last two years. Empty homes are rarer here than in 68% of compared French towns.
+1% since 2012: slower than 67% 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
Here the change came as +7% to 2017, then −6% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +10% in Pyrénées-Orientales.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns: 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
■ Caixas 57.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 89% of compared French towns: 32%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
In Caixas, 43% of households are one person living alone, more than in 79% 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 Pyrénées-Orientales median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. Measured more widely, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 68% of compared French towns: 21% of households are couples with children.
€28,000 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.
Living standards centre on €28,000 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
Caixas ranks above 74% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 14%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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 larger share of immigrants than 95% of compared French towns: 22%
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.
18% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Across the comparison, 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.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 76% 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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Caixas has 46%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 84% of compared French towns: 42%
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 the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Caixas, 14%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 134 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Caixas sits below 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caixas | 57.2 | 32% | 26% | 22% |
| Thuir 8,243 · 4.9 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.1% | 9% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 6.5 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall 2,950 · 7.1 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Millas 4,417 · 7.2 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda 3,529 · 7.6 mi | 60.7 | 43% | 54% | 9.1% |
| Ponteilla 3,101 · 7.6 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 2.3% | 4.7% |
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 Caixas
What is the population of Caixas?
134 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (133).
How old are Caixas’ residents?
The median age is 57.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Caixas?
26, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Caixas?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 22% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (18%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Caixas?
€28,000 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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