A median age of 54.6: Brassac is older than 93% of compared French towns
Couples with children: 16% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. About one in 32: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Brassac (3.1%). Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 5.4%, fewer than in 85% of compared French towns. The town had 1,289 residents in 640 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 Brassac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Brassac, 20% of its 980 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Brassac’s residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 140 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Brassac had 1,363 residents at the 2012 census and 1,289 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
20% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% 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
Some 9.6% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 27% who have been there 30 years or more. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 14%, more than in 94% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats make up about one in seven here (15%).
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 89% 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
Brassac ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Brassac 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Here just over a third of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 41%, a higher share than 75% 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
By its share of single-parent households (7.9%), Brassac is below 82% of compared French towns. Against that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 1.9 people.
The median resident lives on €23,860 a year per consumption unit
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 Brassac is €23,860 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 89% of compared French towns: 43%
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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Brassac has 20%. Across the comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Brassac sits below 77% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (2.2%)
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.
By its share of immigrants (4.8%), Brassac is below nearly two thirds of compared French towns. As a reference point, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Married residents: 40%, a lower share than 72% 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
Single residents make up 23%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 74% 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
In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Brassac, 23%. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,289 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
Brassac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassac | 54.6 | 34% | 20% | 4.8% |
| Pont-de-Larn 2,947 · 9.2 mi | 50.6 | 27% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 10.9 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 11.1 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 11.9 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Castres 42,505 · 12.6 mi | 46.6 | 27% | 3% | 8.9% |
| Labruguière 6,584 · 13.5 mi | 46 | 25% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
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 Brassac
What is the population of Brassac?
1,289 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (1,363).
How old are Brassac’s residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brassac?
200, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brassac?
INSEE counts 62 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 28 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brassac?
€23,860 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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