A larger share of households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns: 27%
Second homes: 5.1%, above 77% of compared French towns. 9,221 residents in 3,630 households: that is Dardilly at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 19% of residents are 65 or over. The town has more flats than 63% of compared French towns, at 40%.
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 Dardilly
Many graduates
54% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 27% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 64% of compared French towns: Dardilly changed by +8% 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
In two steps, +1% to 2017 and +7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +10% in Rhône.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 85% of compared French towns: 13%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Dardilly 42.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Dardilly is 42.5, lower than in 62% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Dardilly ranks above 88% 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
One-person households: 27% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. Average household size: 2.4 people. One in ten households are single parents, more than in 56% of compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 66% of compared French towns: 8%
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
One household in 12 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. In Dardilly, 15% of households rent social housing (HLM). This Rhône town has more empty homes than 57% of compared French towns, at 7.3%.
Median standard of living: €36,320 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 €36,320 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 96% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 9.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manual worker: 6.7%, a lower share than 92% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person trails 70% of compared French towns: 29%. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Dardilly, 6.2% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 65% 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.
8.2% of residents are immigrants; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.5%. For comparison, 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.
Dardilly: 53% of residents 15 and over are married, above 97% 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
Compared with other places, single residents are common here: 25%, more than in 50% of compared French towns. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
More graduates of higher education than 95% of compared French towns: 54%
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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 91% of compared French towns: 11%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 9,060 to 9,386 people, the 20th 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.
The youngest is Magny-le-Hongre (34.9), the oldest Sarzeau (63.6).
Older than Dardilly: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dardilly | 42.5 | 19% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Limonest 4,012 · 1.6 mi | 40.4 | 18% | 2.5% | 7.6% |
| La Tour-de-Salvagny 4,649 · 1.7 mi | 44 | 23% | 2.1% | 6.5% |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or 6,311 · 2.2 mi | 40.2 | 21% | 1.9% | 12% |
| Charbonnières-les-Bains 5,383 · 2.3 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.6% | 7.4% |
| Dommartin 2,687 · 2.4 mi | 48.8 | 23% | 1.7% | 4% |
| Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or 7,435 · 2.4 mi | 48.4 | 27% | 2.9% | 5.4% |
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 Dardilly
What is the population of Dardilly?
9,221 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (8,519).
How old are Dardilly’s residents?
The median age is 42.5, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Dardilly?
210, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Dardilly?
INSEE counts 760 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.2% of residents, and 570 foreign nationals (6.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Dardilly?
€36,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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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