Ambres sits above 96% of compared French towns for couples with children (37%)
1.6% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. There were 410 households in Ambres at the 2023 Census, home to 1,033 residents. Here, 0.3% of households rent social housing (HLM). This Tarn town has fewer households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.6%.
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 Ambres
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 6.3% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Ambres has grown +8%, faster than 64% 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 +7% for the median Tarn town, the change came in two steps: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then +5% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% in Ambres, less than in 92% 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
■ Ambres 43.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 20%, below two thirds of compared French towns. The median age in Ambres is 43.8, lower than in just over half of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 17%, a lower share than 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 Tarn median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.5 people in the average household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 94% of compared French towns. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
5.5% of homes are second homes, a share 79% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Turnover: 8.7% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 20% have lived in their home 30 years or more. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Empty homes are rarer here than in just over half of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €27,860 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.
At €27,860 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 89% of compared French towns: 23%
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
15% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 14% in Ambres.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Ambres, 2.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 88% 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: 1.3%, below 90% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Ambres, 21%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
13% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 83% 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
Graduates of higher education: 38% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
The 16th youngest of 41 French towns of 1,033 to 2,582 people
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.
Ambres sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambres | 43.8 | 20% | 5.5% | 2.4% |
| Lavaur 10,965 · 2.3 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 2% | 6.8% |
| Coufouleux 3,057 · 7.2 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 1.8% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe 9,719 · 7.5 mi | 42.5 | 17% | 1.6% | 5.4% |
| Rabastens 5,867 · 8.5 mi | 45.7 | 23% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Graulhet 13,129 · 8.8 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 1.8% | 14% |
| Verfeil 3,954 · 9.3 mi | 41 | 16% | 1.5% | 4.9% |
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 Ambres
What is the population of Ambres?
1,033 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (954).
How old are Ambres’ residents?
The median age is 43.8, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ambres?
26, with occasional dwellings: 5.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ambres?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ambres?
€27,860 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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