Conat: 51% of homes are second homes, above 97% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in three: just over a third of residents are 65 or over. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children; in Conat, 14%.
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 Conat
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 42 second homes and occasional dwellings in Conat, 51% of its 82 homes: higher than in 97% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Conat had 55 residents at the 2012 census and 65 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 4.9% of homes are flats
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 that moved in under two years ago: 21%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 15%. 5.9% of households have no car, fewer than in 81% of compared French towns. Car-free households: one in 17, where the median compared French town has 11%.
Since 2012, Conat has grown +18%, faster than 88% 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 median Pyrénées-Orientales town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +11% and the next six +7%.
Older than 81% of compared French towns: half of Conat is over 49.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Conat 49.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 12%, Conat is ahead of 79% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
In Conat, 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
A household here holds 1.9 people on average. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 29% in Conat, more than in 99% 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 43% of households are headed by a retired person here. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 7.7% in Conat, more than in 73% 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.
Where 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, Conat has 7.7%. Elsewhere, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in 58% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Pyrénées-Orientales has 7.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
33% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 95% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Conat has 28%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
7.5% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 99% 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
In Conat, nearly a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
14th highest median age among 41 French towns of 65 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).
A younger town than 3 of the 4 around it: Conat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conat | 49.5 | 35% | 51% | 7.7% |
| Prades 6,148 · 3.5 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 11% | 11% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 14 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Arles-sur-Tech 2,815 · 17.7 mi | 54.8 | 32% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Millas 4,417 · 18 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 Conat
What is the population of Conat?
65 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (55).
How old are Conat’s residents?
The median age is 49.5, older than 81% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Conat?
42, with occasional dwellings: 51% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Conat?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.7% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (7.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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