A median age of 38: Anse is younger than 88% of compared French towns
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Anse has 23%. The town had 8,206 residents in 3,290 households at the 2023 census. 3.8% of homes stand empty, or about one in 26. One-person households are rarer here than in 81% 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 Anse
Growing fast
Anse had 6,450 residents at the 2012 census and 8,206 in 2023, up 27%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 9.8% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Anse’s residents are under 38 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Anse has grown +27%, faster than 96% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Rhône town +10%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +11%; from 2017 to 2023, +14%.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below 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
■ Anse 38. The median compared French town: 44.
On residents aged 15 to 24, Anse sits higher than 58% of compared French towns: 11%. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Anse ranks above 89% of compared French towns on couples with children: 33%
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
Households here average 2.4 people each. Fewer single-parent households than in 53% of compared French towns: 9.8%. On average, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
20% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 78% 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
42% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 8.3% of households have no car. Lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 1.4% of homes are second homes. For comparison, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
€27,970 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Anse’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,970 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 70% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 11.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 15%, a higher share than 78% 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 manual worker make up about one in seven here (14%). For comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional 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 6.7% in Anse, more than in 68% 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.
The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 63% of compared French towns. 8.5% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 12. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Single residents: 24%, a lower share than 60% 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
Across Anse, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
41% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 81% 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
Few places have so few adults with no qualification: 18% here, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (8,092 to 8,321 people), the 2nd 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.
Mazingarbe is the youngest (35.8); Bandol the oldest (61.1).
No nearby town is as young as Anse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anse | 38 | 16% | 1.4% | 8.5% |
| Pommiers 2,618 · 1.6 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Limas 4,750 · 2.6 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1% | 9.8% |
| Trévoux 7,013 · 3.2 mi | 40.6 | 17% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 4,185 · 3.4 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 2.6% | 5% |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône 36,172 · 3.4 mi | 38.5 | 20% | 2.2% | 18% |
| Quincieux 3,679 · 3.5 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 1.3% | 5.8% |
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 Anse
What is the population of Anse?
8,206 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% more than in 2012 (6,450).
How old are Anse’s residents?
The median age is 38, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Anse?
50, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Anse?
INSEE counts 700 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.5% of residents, and 550 foreign nationals (6.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Anse?
€27,970 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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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