Above 93% of compared French towns: 31% of households rent social housing (HLM)
Flats: 72%, above 91% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 10,893 residents in Tarare, living in 4,930 households. Just over a fifth of households have no car. At 43%, the share of one-person households is higher than in four fifths 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 Tarare
Social housing
31% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 32% rent privately and 36% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 740 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: +5% since 2012, behind 51% 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 change was +2% from 2012 to 2017 and +3% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 13% in Tarare, more than in 85% 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
■ Tarare 43.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Tarare’s residents are under 43.3, younger than in 56% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The census found that nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over in the town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 23% in Tarare, less than in 63% 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
Households here average 2.1 people each. At 11%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 70% of compared French towns. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Tarare sits above 91% of compared French towns for empty homes (13%)
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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 1.1% of homes are second homes in Tarare. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €22,310 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.
At €22,310 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 87% of compared French towns. Some 22.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Tarare sits above 85% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (21%)
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
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 6.7% in Tarare and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Across Tarare, 33% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 83% of compared French towns: 14%
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 10% of residents are foreign nationals in Tarare. 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.
Single residents: 31%, a higher share than 83% 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
Married residents make up 39%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 33% of adults out of school have no qualification
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 graduates of higher education is 21%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 10,710 to 11,073 people, the 18th 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 Chanteloup-les-Vignes (33.7), the oldest Dinard (61.4).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Tarare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarare | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 2.9 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 7.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Amplepuis 4,876 · 7.4 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Panissières 2,911 · 8.4 mi | 49.4 | 29% | 7.2% | 3% |
| L'Arbresle 6,537 · 9.4 mi | 40.1 | 18% | 1.7% | 11% |
| Sain-Bel 2,566 · 9.8 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 1.3% | 8% |
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 Tarare
What is the population of Tarare?
10,893 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (10,401).
How old are Tarare’s residents?
The median age is 43.3, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tarare?
61, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tarare?
INSEE counts 1,490 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 1,100 foreign nationals (10%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tarare?
€22,310 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 22.0% 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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