Half of Alos is over 60, older than 98% of compared French towns
Couples with children: 11% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Alos has fewer households in social housing than 96% of compared French towns, at 2.2%. In 2023, the Census found 93 residents locally, living in 51 households. Households headed by a retired person: 56% of the total.
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 Alos
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 20 second homes and occasional dwellings in Alos, 27% of its 75 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 95% 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 Alos’ residents are under 60 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 39% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Alos (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 19% of residents, against 6% for the median compared commune in Tarn. 19% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Alos had 103 residents at the 2012 census and 93 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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
27% of homes are second homes (Tarn median 2.4%, France median 2.1%) and 4.3% are empty (6.7%). Lower than in 77% of compared French towns: 6.5% of households have no car. Flats: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Of all households, 8.7% moved in during the last two years and 41% have stayed three decades or more.
A change of −10% since 2012 leaves Alos behind 97% 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
Over those years, the median Tarn town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns: 39%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Alos 60. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Alos, 3.6%. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
More one-person households than 82% of compared French towns: 44%
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 Alos, 11% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 1.8 people.
11% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 60% 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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 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).
Immigrants make up 19% in Alos, more than in 92% 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.
The median compared commune in Tarn has 6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 92% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%. Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 19% of residents are foreign nationals here.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Alos, 19% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 97% 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Alos comes in at 40%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Alos sits above 89% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (46%)
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
Locally, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
4th highest median age among 41 French towns of 93 to 2,582
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).
Alos is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alos | 60 | 39% | 27% | 19% |
| Gaillac 16,162 · 8 mi | 45.7 | 27% | 2.9% | 11% |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn 3,518 · 10.8 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 4,939 · 11.3 mi | 46.6 | 25% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Cagnac-les-Mines 2,621 · 13.1 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Blaye-les-Mines 2,902 · 13.7 mi | 51 | 29% | 1.9% | 6.2% |
| Carmaux 9,872 · 14.5 mi | 52.4 | 32% | 2.8% | 8.4% |
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 Alos
What is the population of Alos?
93 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (103).
How old are Alos’ residents?
The median age is 60, older than 98% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 39% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Alos?
20, with occasional dwellings: 27% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Alos?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 19% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (19%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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