In Les Ardillats, 37% of households are couples with children, more than in 96% of compared French towns
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 3.4% in Les Ardillats. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 628, in 260 households. Across Les Ardillats, just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% 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 Les Ardillats
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 9.3% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Les Ardillats changed by +3% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 56% 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
The median Rhône town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +2% and the next six +1%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% in Les Ardillats, less than in 78% 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
■ Les Ardillats 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Les Ardillats is 43.5, lower than in 54% of compared French towns. Residents aged 65 and over come to 22% here, about two in ten. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 28% in Les Ardillats, less than in 86% 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
Each household has 2.4 people on average. Les Ardillats has fewer single-parent households than 63% of compared French towns, at 9.3%. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Fewer flats than 95% of compared French towns: 5.2%
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
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 6.2% in Les Ardillats. Flats: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Across Les Ardillats, just over one in ten homes stand empty.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,830 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 €26,830 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 60% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 80% of compared French towns: 5.6%
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 the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Les Ardillats has 30%. As a yardstick, 9.4% of 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 93% of compared French towns: 1.9%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Les Ardillats comes in at 1.1%. To put it in context, 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.
Les Ardillats sits above 89% of compared French towns for married residents (49%)
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single in Les Ardillats. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Les Ardillats ranks below 73% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 15%
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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 628 to 2,582 people, the 13th 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.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Les Ardillats
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ardillats | 43.5 | 22% | 6.2% | 1.9% |
| Chauffailles 3,638 · 9.9 mi | 58.1 | 39% | 6.3% | 6% |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 14,016 · 10.4 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 1.2% | 11% |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 4,018 · 10.8 mi | 42.8 | 19% | 3.1% | 4.4% |
| Cours 4,306 · 11.7 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins 4,677 · 12 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 2.3% | 5.1% |
| Crêches-sur-Saône 3,198 · 12.2 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 0.5% | 7.1% |
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 Les Ardillats
What is the population of Les Ardillats?
628 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (607).
How old are Les Ardillats’ residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Ardillats?
19, with occasional dwellings: 6.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Ardillats?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Les Ardillats?
€26,830 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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