Aveize sits below 95% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (7.5%)
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Aveize has 22%. 6% of households rent social housing (HLM). Households without a car are rarer here than in 80% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 1,110 residents locally, living in 420 households.
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 Aveize
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 2.4% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 73% of compared French towns: Aveize changed by −1% since 2012
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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +10% in Rhône.
Aveize is older than 64% of compared French towns: a median age of 46
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aveize 46. The median compared French town: 44.
On the census count, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.4% of households are single parents
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
The share of couples with children tops 88% of compared French towns: 33%. By way of comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. In Aveize, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Flats make up 8.8% in Aveize, less than in 89% 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
With empty homes at 4.9%, Aveize is behind just over three quarters of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. About one in 17: that is how common second homes are in Aveize (5.9%).
A median of €27,420 a year per consumption unit
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 €27,420 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 65% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 34%, a higher share than 58% 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
At 9.7%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is higher than in 52% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Aveize, 2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 92% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Aveize, 0.7%. Set beside that, 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.
Aveize ranks above 75% of compared French towns on married residents: 47%
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Aveize. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
28% of adults out of school have no qualification, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Aveize. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
The 19th oldest of 41 French towns of 1,110 to 2,582 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Aveize
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveize | 46 | 22% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise 3,785 · 3.5 mi | 47.2 | 29% | 1.7% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut 3,942 · 4.5 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 3.6% | 2% |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon 5,543 · 5 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| Thurins 3,404 · 8.2 mi | 39.6 | 16% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Galmier 5,829 · 9.7 mi | 47.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Vaugneray 6,304 · 9.7 mi | 41.5 | 20% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
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 Aveize
What is the population of Aveize?
1,110 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,119).
How old are Aveize’s residents?
The median age is 46, older than 64% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aveize?
28, with occasional dwellings: 5.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aveize?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aveize?
€27,420 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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