In Pusignan, 38% of households are couples with children, more than in 97% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Pusignan comes in at 3.9%. Census figures put households in social housing at 4.6% locally. The median age in the town is 40.1, lower than in 78% of compared French towns. This Rhône town had 4,119 residents in 1,540 households at the 2023 census.
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 Pusignan
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Pusignan grew +10% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 71% 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
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 84% of compared French towns, at 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pusignan 40.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Pusignan, 12%. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
21% of households are one person living alone, below 99% 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
The average household has 2.7 people. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Just over one in ten households are single parents, more than in 70% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households without a car than 94% of compared French towns: 4%
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
6.9% of households arrived within the last two years, while 22% have stayed 30 years or more. To put it in context, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. On flats, Pusignan sits lower than 77% of compared French towns: 15%. Second homes: 1.6%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €30,230 a year to live on
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 €30,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 86% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 8.0%.
11% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 72% 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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional here. Roughly three in ten: 30% of households are headed by a retired person. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 8.2% in Pusignan, more than in 61% 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.
Foreign nationals: 4.3% of the total. As a yardstick, 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.
Pusignan: 51% of residents 15 and over are married, above 94% 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
Single residents: 24% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 15%, a lower share than 72% of compared French towns
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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 4,089 to 4,154 people: this is the 5th 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 Survilliers (35.6), the oldest Fouras (62.9).
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Pusignan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pusignan | 40.1 | 17% | 1.6% | 8.2% |
| Jonage 6,144 · 2.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1% | 8.3% |
| Meyzieu 36,687 · 3.2 mi | 38.1 | 17% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Villette-d'Anthon 5,268 · 3.3 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 8.9% | 5.6% |
| Genas 13,421 · 3.4 mi | 45.5 | 21% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Colombier-Saugnieu 2,874 · 3.8 mi | 40.3 | 15% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Charvieu-Chavagneux 10,547 · 4.4 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 0.5% | 13% |
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 Pusignan
What is the population of Pusignan?
4,119 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (3,730).
How old are Pusignan’s residents?
The median age is 40.1, younger than 78% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pusignan?
26, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pusignan?
INSEE counts 340 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.2% of residents, and 180 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pusignan?
€30,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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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