Photo: BayardCommunication · CC BY-SA 4.0Younger than 88% of compared French towns: half of Meyzieu is under 38.1
By its share of empty homes (4.1%), Meyzieu is below 86% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 36,687, in 14,550 households. The share of couples with children stands at 32%. Households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in 84% 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 Meyzieu
A young town
Half of Meyzieu’s residents are under 38.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +16% change since 2012: faster than 85% 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 +6% and the next six +10%.
In Meyzieu, 17% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 80% 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
■ Meyzieu 38.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Meyzieu comes in at 12%. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
31% of households are one person living alone, below 74% 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
In Meyzieu, just over one in ten households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. There are 2.5 people in the average household. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
In Meyzieu, 49% of homes are flats, more than in 74% 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
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Meyzieu comes in at 15%. Second homes are rarer here than in three fifths of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. For Meyzieu, the census puts households without a car at 9.8%.
A typical living standard of €27,130 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.
At €27,130 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 14.0% of residents.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 26% of households are headed by a retired person
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
Lower than in 57% of compared French towns: 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. The wider picture: 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns, at 15%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Meyzieu has 9%. For comparison, 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.
Meyzieu ranks above 76% of compared French towns on married residents: 47%
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
Single residents: just over a quarter of the total. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 73% of compared French towns: 37%
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
Adults with no qualification account for 19%. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 34,752 to 38,604 people: this is the 16th 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 Saint-Martin-d'Hères (29.9), the oldest Saint-Raphaël (58.9).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Meyzieu
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyzieu | 38.1 | 17% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Décines-Charpieu 29,877 · 2.1 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 1% | 18% |
| Chassieu 11,208 · 2.6 mi | 43.9 | 21% | 0.5% | 9.9% |
| Jonage 6,144 · 2.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1% | 8.3% |
| Genas 13,421 · 2.9 mi | 45.5 | 21% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Pusignan 4,119 · 3.2 mi | 40.1 | 17% | 1.6% | 8.2% |
| Vaulx-en-Velin 53,069 · 3.9 mi | 32.5 | 13% | 0.6% | 30% |
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 Meyzieu
What is the population of Meyzieu?
36,687 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (31,493).
How old are Meyzieu’s residents?
The median age is 38.1, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Meyzieu?
250, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Meyzieu?
INSEE counts 5,400 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 3,290 foreign nationals (9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Meyzieu?
€27,130 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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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