Half of Propières is over 52.8, older than 90% of compared French towns
2.8% of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%. The 2023 Census put Propières’s population at 484, in 250 households. Here, 24% of households are headed by a manual worker. On single-parent households, Propières sits higher than 97% of compared French towns: 16%.
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 Propières
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 77 second homes and occasional dwellings in Propières, 21% of its 370 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Propières’ residents are under 52.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 21%, a higher share than 93% 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%; Propières has 11%. Flats are rarer here than in 85% of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Long tenure is the mark of 22% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 9.6% (under two years).
From 2012 to 2023, 52% of compared French towns grew faster than Propières: +4%
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 the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Rhône town +10%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +1%; from 2017 to 2023, +3%.
Only 7.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in Propières
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Propières 52.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Propières comes in at 32%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 90% of compared French towns: 15% of households are couples with children
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
Here 45% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. Measured more widely, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 1.9 people each.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,090 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 €24,090 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 3.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Households headed by a retired person: 43%, above 90% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 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).
Foreign nationals make up 0.6% in Propières, less than in 99% 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.
Where 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, Propières has 3.1%. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Propières sits below 62% of compared French towns for married residents (41%)
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
The share of single residents is 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Only 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Propières
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 make up 24%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 484 to 2,582 people, the 8th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
1 of 6 neighbors are older than Propières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propières | 52.8 | 32% | 21% | 3.1% |
| Chauffailles 3,638 · 5.1 mi | 58.1 | 39% | 6.3% | 6% |
| Cours 4,306 · 8.4 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 5,771 · 12.2 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Charlieu 3,766 · 13.2 mi | 50.4 | 32% | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 14,016 · 15.1 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 1.2% | 11% |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 4,018 · 15.4 mi | 42.8 | 19% | 3.1% | 4.4% |
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 Propières
What is the population of Propières?
484 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (464).
How old are Propières’ residents?
The median age is 52.8, older than 90% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Propières?
77, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Propières?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Propières?
€24,090 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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