A lower share of households without a car than 97% of compared French towns, at 3.5%
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 6.5% of homes are second homes in Courzieu. The 2023 Census counted 1,183 residents in 530 households. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 7.2%. 4.8% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 87% 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.
A +6% change since 2012: Courzieu grew faster than 55% 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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and +6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +10% in Rhône.
Courzieu is younger than 65% of compared French towns: a median age of 42.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Courzieu 42.1. The median compared French town: 44.
20% of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%).
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 31%, a lower share than 72% 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
The share of single-parent households tops 69% of compared French towns: 11%. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children: 27% of the total.
Flats make up 20% in Courzieu, less than in 67% 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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 8.7%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 22%. Empty homes are more common here than in 53% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,610 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 €25,610 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
14% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 74% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In Courzieu, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few households headed by a retired person: 32% here, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 80% of compared French towns: 3.2%
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.
3.3% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% 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.
24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 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
Married residents account for 44%. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 61% of compared French towns: 17% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, a higher share than in 51% of compared French towns. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,183 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Courzieu: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courzieu | 42.1 | 20% | 6.5% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Palud 2,616 · 3.8 mi | 42.1 | 17% | 1.5% | 3% |
| Vaugneray 6,304 · 4.6 mi | 41.5 | 20% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Pollionnay 2,958 · 4.8 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2% | 4% |
| Sain-Bel 2,566 · 4.9 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Thurins 3,404 · 5.7 mi | 39.6 | 16% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut 3,942 · 5.9 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 3.6% | 2% |
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 Courzieu
What is the population of Courzieu?
1,183 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (1,117).
How old are Courzieu’s residents?
The median age is 42.1, younger than 65% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courzieu?
39, with occasional dwellings: 6.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courzieu?
INSEE counts 38 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 39 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courzieu?
€25,610 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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