2.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
5.5% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. In Yzeron, 5.7% of households have no car. This Rhône town has more households headed by a manual worker than 83% of compared French towns, at 20%. The 2023 Census counted 995 residents in 440 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.
Yzeron changed by −3% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 80% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +10% for the median Rhône town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below 86% 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
■ Yzeron 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 45.7, Yzeron is older than just over three fifths of compared French towns. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of one-person households than 62% of compared French towns, at 38%
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
On average, 2.1 people share a household. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. More couples with children than in 53% of compared French towns: 26%.
A higher share of second homes than 82% of compared French towns, at 6.6%
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
One household in 18 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Empty homes account for 8.6%. Few places have so few flats: 26% here, fewer than in 57% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €27,910 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.
Half of Yzeron’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,910 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 70% of compared French towns.
Yzeron sits below 80% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (26%)
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
7.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 83% of compared French towns: 2.8%
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.9% of residents are foreign nationals in Yzeron. By way of 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.
More single residents than 84% of compared French towns: 31%
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
By its share of married residents (40%), Yzeron is below 71% of compared French towns. Set beside that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Yzeron, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 92% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Yzeron. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 995 to 2,582 people, the 20th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Yzeron and its 6 nearest towns: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yzeron | 45.7 | 19% | 6.6% | 2.8% |
| Thurins 3,404 · 3.1 mi | 39.6 | 16% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Vaugneray 6,304 · 3.6 mi | 41.5 | 20% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut 3,942 · 3.8 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 3.6% | 2% |
| Messimy 3,546 · 4.1 mi | 42.9 | 18% | 1.6% | 3.6% |
| Pollionnay 2,958 · 5.1 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2% | 4% |
| Brindas 6,775 · 5.2 mi | 42.4 | 17% | 1.5% | 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 Yzeron
What is the population of Yzeron?
995 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (1,022).
How old are Yzeron’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Yzeron?
34, with occasional dwellings: 6.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Yzeron?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Yzeron?
€27,910 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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