Above 87% of compared French towns: 12% of homes stand empty
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Amplepuis, 20%. The 2023 Census counted 4,876 residents in 2,300 households. Here, 18% of households have no car. Half of the town’s residents are over 49.2, older than in 80% of compared French towns.
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 Amplepuis
Fewer residents than in 2012
Amplepuis had 5,090 residents at the 2012 census and 4,876 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 310 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Amplepuis has changed by −4%, slower than 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 median Rhône town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six −2%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 27%, a higher share than 78% 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
■ Amplepuis 49.2. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (10%), Amplepuis is below 64% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Amplepuis sits below 75% of compared French towns for couples with children (20%)
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
One-person households: 42%, above 78% of compared French towns. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%. Across Amplepuis, 8.2% of households are single parents.
In Amplepuis, 41% of homes are flats, more than in 64% 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
Of all households, 13% moved in during the last two years and 22% have stayed three decades or more. The benchmark for flats in the typical compared French town: 30%. Few places have as many second homes: 3.1% here, more than in 62% of compared French towns. One household in six has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €23,460 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 midpoint of living standards here is €23,460 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 77% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 16.0%.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 5.6% in Amplepuis, less than in 80% 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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (38%), Amplepuis is above 77% of compared French towns. Households headed by a manager or professional: 9.4% 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).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 66% of compared French towns, at 6.4%
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 Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. 7.8% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of single residents than 66% of compared French towns: 28%
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 couples, 41% are married and 5.8% in a PACS (median compared French town: 43% and 6.1%); 8.2% are widowed. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
29% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 88% 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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 11th oldest of 41 French towns of 4,840 to 4,911 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Mourmelon-le-Grand (30.8), the oldest Quiberon (63.9).
Of the 6 towns nearest Amplepuis, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplepuis | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 5,771 · 4.6 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Tarare 10,893 · 7.4 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Cours 4,306 · 8.8 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 10 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Le Coteau 6,845 · 12.2 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 1.6% | 6.8% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 12.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
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 Amplepuis
What is the population of Amplepuis?
4,876 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (5,090).
How old are Amplepuis’ residents?
The median age is 49.2, older than 80% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Amplepuis?
82, with occasional dwellings: 3.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Amplepuis?
INSEE counts 380 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.8% of residents, and 310 foreign nationals (6.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Amplepuis?
€23,460 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 16.0% 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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