Half of Givors is under 37.6, younger than 90% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, flats are common here: 69%, more than in 89% of compared French towns. Givors counted 21,379 residents and 8,520 households at the 2023 Census. Across Givors, 30% of households are couples with children.
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 Givors
Immigrants
INSEE counts 5,100 immigrants in Givors (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 24% of residents, against 8.2% for the median compared commune in Rhône. 19% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Social housing
38% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 20% rent privately and 40% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
A young town
Half of Givors’ residents are under 37.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Givors has grown +10%, faster than 70% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +10% for the median Rhône town, the change came in two steps: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then +7% to 2023.
Givors sits below 83% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (17%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Givors 37.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 13%, above 88% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 86% of compared French towns: 13%
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 average household has 2.5 people. 36% of households are one person living alone, more than in 54% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Givors: 38% of households rent social housing (HLM), above 97% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Givors has 8.1%. On the census count, a fifth of households have no car. Compared with other places, second homes are scarce here: 0.9%, fewer than in 84% of compared French towns. Households in social housing: 12% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €20,320 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €20,320 a year: lower than in 96% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 32.0% of residents.
In Givors, 23% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 93% 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 figure for households headed by a retired person is 27% in Givors and 32% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
24% of residents are immigrants, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 96% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals: 19% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of single residents than 83% of compared French towns, at 31%
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 43%. Typically, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 97% of compared French towns: 34%
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
Graduates of higher education: 19% here and 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (20,715 to 22,044 people), the 8th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Carrières-sous-Poissy (32.6), the youngest, and Concarneau (53.9), the oldest.
Givors and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givors | 37.6 | 17% | 0.9% | 24% |
| Grigny-sur-Rhône 10,030 · 1.4 mi | 36.8 | 15% | 0.6% | 13% |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône 6,588 · 1.9 mi | 36.3 | 16% | 0.8% | 14% |
| Ternay 5,596 · 2.2 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 0.7% | 6.8% |
| Montagny 3,218 · 2.3 mi | 41.3 | 20% | 1.1% | 5.6% |
| Loire-sur-Rhône 2,746 · 2.8 mi | 41.7 | 19% | 1% | 4.8% |
| Millery 4,299 · 3 mi | 44.2 | 21% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
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 Givors
What is the population of Givors?
21,379 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (19,419).
How old are Givors’ residents?
The median age is 37.6, younger than 90% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Givors?
84, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Givors?
INSEE counts 5,120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 24% of residents, and 4,070 foreign nationals (19%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Givors?
€20,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 32.0% 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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