Couples with children: 33%, a higher share than 87% of compared French towns
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 5.4% of households have no car in Loire-sur-Rhône. On the census count, 4.7% of homes stand empty. The town has fewer residents aged 65 and over than 71% of compared French towns, at 19%. The 2023 Census counted 2,746 residents in 1,150 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.
Since 2012, Loire-sur-Rhône has grown +11%, faster than 73% 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
Over those years, the median Rhône town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +3%, then +7% to 2023.
Half of Loire-sur-Rhône is under 41.7, younger than 68% 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
■ Loire-sur-Rhône 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 10% in Loire-sur-Rhône.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Loire-sur-Rhône sits below 84% of compared French towns for one-person households (28%)
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
Households average 2.4 people. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households: 9.6%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
1% of homes are second homes, below 81% 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
27% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Locally, 9.6% of households rent social housing (HLM). In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%.
A median of €27,910 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 €27,910 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 70% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 9.0% of residents.
In Loire-sur-Rhône, 30% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 64% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Loire-sur-Rhône has 7.9%. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town. For Loire-sur-Rhône, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 15%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Loire-sur-Rhône sits below 66% of compared French towns for immigrants (4.8%)
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.
Census figures put foreign nationals at 3.4% in Loire-sur-Rhône. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Married residents: 49%, a higher share than 89% 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
22% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 57% of compared French towns: 28%
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 stands at 18%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,721 to 2,772 people), the 7th 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 Trieux (37.7), the oldest Collioure (60.8).
Loire-sur-Rhône and its 6 nearest towns: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loire-sur-Rhône | 41.7 | 19% | 1% | 4.8% |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône 6,588 · 1.6 mi | 36.3 | 16% | 0.8% | 14% |
| Givors 21,379 · 2.8 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 0.9% | 24% |
| Ternay 5,596 · 3.2 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 0.7% | 6.8% |
| Grigny-sur-Rhône 10,030 · 3.5 mi | 36.8 | 15% | 0.6% | 13% |
| Communay 4,540 · 3.6 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 0.9% | 5.5% |
| Vienne 31,778 · 4.4 mi | 40.2 | 20% | 1.7% | 15% |
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 Loire-sur-Rhône
What is the population of Loire-sur-Rhône?
2,746 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (2,473).
How old are Loire-sur-Rhône’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Loire-sur-Rhône?
12, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Loire-sur-Rhône?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 93 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Loire-sur-Rhône?
€27,910 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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