A larger share of second homes than 85% of compared French towns: 7.7%
In Millas, 5.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town. At 14%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 93% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 4,417 residents and 1,930 households locally. Households in social housing make up about one in 20 here (5.1%).
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.
+10% since 2012, a pace 70% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +7%, then +3% to 2023.
Millas is older than 57% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Millas 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Millas.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Only 32% of households are one person living alone in Millas
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 share of couples with children trails 63% of compared French towns: 23%. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 2.3 people in the average household.
In Millas, 16% of households have no car, more than in 73% 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
Flats: 18%, below 72% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households without a car in the typical compared French town: 11%. On the census count, 7.4% of homes stand empty.
Median living standard: €22,300 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.
At €22,300 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 87% of compared French towns. 23.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
Households headed by a retired person make up 37% in Millas, more than in 72% 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 other places, households headed by a manual worker are common here: 14%, more than in 53% 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).
In Millas, 7.7% of residents are immigrants, more than in 59% 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.
3.5% of residents are foreign nationals. As a yardstick, 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.
Millas sits above 58% of compared French towns for single residents (26%)
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
For Millas, the census puts married residents at 44%. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 29%, a higher share than 90% 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 the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Millas has 21%. Elsewhere, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (4,376 to 4,456 people), the 18th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Labège (33), the youngest, and Valras-Plage (67), the oldest.
Around Millas, 4 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millas | 45.1 | 24% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall 2,950 · 2.7 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière 4,129 · 3.8 mi | 41.6 | 20% | 2.6% | 6% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 4 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Le Soler 7,942 · 5.2 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 1.9% | 8.7% |
| Thuir 8,243 · 5.2 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.1% | 9% |
| Baho 3,231 · 6.6 mi | 48.5 | 22% | 1.3% | 6.6% |
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 Millas
What is the population of Millas?
4,417 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (4,012).
How old are Millas’ residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Millas?
180, with occasional dwellings: 7.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Millas?
INSEE counts 340 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.7% of residents, and 150 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Millas?
€22,300 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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