Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Albine is over 55.1
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Albine, 54%. Empty homes come to 11% in the town, about one in ten. Few places have so few households in social housing: 4.6% here, fewer than in 88% of compared French towns. The town had 512 residents in 250 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Tarn 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 Albine
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 57 second homes and occasional dwellings in Albine, 17% of its 340 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 88% 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 Albine’s residents are under 55.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Albine had 539 residents at the 2012 census and 512 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Albine, 17% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% 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
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.1% of households have no car in Albine. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Albine, 7.8% of homes are flats.
Albine changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 88% 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
In two steps, −6% to 2017 and +1% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Tarn.
Above 94% of compared French towns: 35% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Albine 55.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In Albine, 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Albine sits below 71% of compared French towns for couples with children (21%)
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 Tarn median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Albine has 32%. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.1 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,020 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 median standard of living in Albine is €23,020 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
In Albine, 4.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 91% 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
Households headed by a manual worker make up 18%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Against that, nearly one in ten 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 67% of compared French towns: 4.7%
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.
3.9% of residents are foreign nationals. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Albine sits below 83% of compared French towns for single residents (21%)
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
In Albine, 45% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 86% 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
22% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (512 to 2,582 people), the 6th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Albine
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albine | 55.1 | 35% | 17% | 4.7% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 8.2 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Pont-de-Larn 2,947 · 8.3 mi | 50.6 | 27% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 9.2 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 10.6 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Labruguière 6,584 · 14.6 mi | 46 | 25% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 14.8 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
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 Albine
What is the population of Albine?
512 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (539).
How old are Albine’s residents?
The median age is 55.1, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Albine?
57, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Albine?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Albine?
€23,020 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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