A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.8%
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 6.7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. 226 residents in 110 households: that is Calce at the 2023 Census. The census found that nearly one in ten homes are second homes in the town. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns.
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.
+4% since 2012, a pace below 53% 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 −3%; the six to 2023, +8%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pyrénées-Orientales town +10%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 16%, a lower share than 88% 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
■ Calce 45. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Calce’s residents are over 45, older than in 57% 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
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 78% 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
The typical household size is 2.1 people. One-person households: a third of the total. On single-parent households, Calce sits lower than 58% of compared French towns: 9.5%. As a reference point, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 11%, a higher share than 84% 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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of homes are flats here. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €26,380 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.
Half of residents live in households above €26,380 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 33% in Calce, more than in 55% 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. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 5.4% of residents are immigrants in Calce
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 median compared commune in Pyrénées-Orientales has 7.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 60% of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals stands at 3.6%. Against that, 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.
Calce ranks below 87% of compared French towns on married residents: 36%
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
30% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 10% in Calce, less than in 94% 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
Two in five adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 226 to 2,582 people, the 20th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Of the 6 towns nearest Calce, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calce | 45 | 16% | 9.5% | 5.4% |
| Baixas 2,777 · 2.8 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Espira-de-l'Agly 3,524 · 4.2 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 2.7% | 5.2% |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière 4,129 · 4.4 mi | 41.6 | 20% | 2.6% | 6% |
| Baho 3,231 · 5.2 mi | 48.5 | 22% | 1.3% | 6.6% |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall 2,950 · 5.5 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Millas 4,417 · 5.5 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
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 Calce
What is the population of Calce?
226 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (217).
How old are Calce’s residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Calce?
13, with occasional dwellings: 9.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Calce?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.4% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Calce?
€26,380 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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