A median age of 56.2: Aigueperse is older than 95% of compared French towns
One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 4.2% in Aigueperse. Here, 2.4% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 37%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 74% of compared French towns. The town counted 235 residents and 120 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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 Aigueperse
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 44 second homes and occasional dwellings in Aigueperse, 22% of its 200 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 Aigueperse’s residents are under 56.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Aigueperse had 246 residents at the 2012 census and 235 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns: 18%
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
By its share of households without a car (5.7%), Aigueperse is below 82% of compared French towns. On top of that, 7.3% of homes are flats, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Across Aigueperse, just over a fifth of homes are second homes.
A change of −4% since 2012 leaves Aigueperse behind 86% 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 +1%; the six to 2023, −5%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aigueperse 56.2. The median compared French town: 44.
A third of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%). Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Aigueperse: 40% of households are one person living alone, above 71% 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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2 people on average. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Just over a fifth of households are couples with children, a lower share than in 65% of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,270 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 Aigueperse is €25,270 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 70% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 8.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Aigueperse. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Aigueperse sits below 94% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.7%)
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: 0.8%, below 97% of compared French towns. The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 88% of compared French towns: 21%
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
The share of married residents stands at 43%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Aigueperse sits below 96% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (16%)
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (29%), Aigueperse is above 89% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 235 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Aigueperse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigueperse | 56.2 | 33% | 22% | 1.7% |
| Chauffailles 3,638 · 6.6 mi | 58.1 | 39% | 6.3% | 6% |
| Charolles 2,772 · 12.9 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 4.9% | 4% |
| Cours 4,306 · 13.2 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| Charlieu 3,766 · 14.7 mi | 50.4 | 32% | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| Cluny 4,942 · 15.4 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 4,018 · 16.7 mi | 42.8 | 19% | 3.1% | 4.4% |
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 Aigueperse
What is the population of Aigueperse?
235 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (246).
How old are Aigueperse’s residents?
The median age is 56.2, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aigueperse?
44, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aigueperse?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aigueperse?
€25,270 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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