Arthès sits below 96% of compared French towns for households in social housing (2.3%)
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Arthès comes in at 5.8%. The median age locally is 49.2, higher than in 80% of compared French towns. Its 1,210 households held 2,528 residents at the 2023 Census. Across Arthès, 36% of households are headed by a retired person.
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.
Since 2012, Arthès has changed by +1%, slower than 66% 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 the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Tarn town +7%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought ±0%; 2017 to 2023, +1%.
Arthès: 25% of residents are 65 or over, above 66% 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
■ Arthès 49.2. The median compared French town: 44.
9.9% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 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%.
32% of households are one person living alone, below 64% 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 2.1 people in the average household. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. On couples with children, Arthès sits lower than 60% of compared French towns: 23%.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 13% of homes are flats
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
Second homes: 0.9% here and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On average, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Locally, 7.4% of households have no car. Compared with other places, empty homes are scarce here: 5.5%, fewer than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,500 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 midpoint of living standards here is €26,500 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 56% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 11.0%.
7.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 63% 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
In Arthès, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. Households headed by a manager or professional: 9.4% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 3.9% of residents are immigrants in Arthès
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.
2.2% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). That is lower than in 74% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Tarn has 6%. The usual figure: 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 88% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Arthès has 47%. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
14% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 79% 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
Across Arthès, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Arthès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthès | 49.2 | 25% | 0.9% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Juéry 6,564 · 1.1 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 1.5% | 5.8% |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois 4,590 · 1.6 mi | 49.1 | 27% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Albi 51,290 · 3.6 mi | 46 | 28% | 4.3% | 11% |
| Cagnac-les-Mines 2,621 · 4.1 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Puygouzon 3,548 · 5 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Blaye-les-Mines 2,902 · 6.1 mi | 51 | 29% | 1.9% | 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 Arthès
What is the population of Arthès?
2,528 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (2,507).
How old are Arthès’ residents?
The median age is 49.2, older than 80% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arthès?
12, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arthès?
INSEE counts 98 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 56 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arthès?
€26,500 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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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