Photo: Mimi81 · CC BY-SA 4.0Coufouleux sits above 95% of compared French towns for couples with children (36%)
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 4.9% in Coufouleux. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 3,057, in 1,210 households. Households without a car make up about one in 24 here (4.2%). The town has fewer households in social housing than 94% of compared French towns, at 2.8%.
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 Coufouleux
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 8.1% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Coufouleux had 2,408 residents at the 2012 census and 3,057 in 2023, up 27%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Coufouleux’s population changed by +27% since 2012, more than in 95% 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
The median Tarn town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +19% and the next six +6%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.6%, a lower share than 87% 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
■ Coufouleux 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Coufouleux comes in at 19%. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24. With a median age of 41.8, Coufouleux is younger than 67% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 98% 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
The average household has 2.5 people. Fewer single-parent households than in 78% of compared French towns: 8.1%. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
1.8% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 56% 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 one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 20% who have been there 30 years or more. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Census figures put empty homes at 6.7% in Coufouleux.
A median standard of living of €26,750 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 Coufouleux is €26,750 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 59% of compared French towns. 9.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Above 75% of compared French towns: 15% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
37% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). Households headed by a manual worker account for 13%. Across the comparison, 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).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, below 70% 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.
In Coufouleux, 2.5% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Coufouleux ranks below 93% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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%; Coufouleux has 48%. Elsewhere, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Above 67% of compared French towns: 35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 3,031 to 3,086 people, the 7th youngest
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 Pont-à-Vendin (35.9), the oldest Breuillet (62.5).
Older than Coufouleux: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coufouleux | 41.8 | 19% | 1.8% | 4.4% |
| Rabastens 5,867 · 1.5 mi | 45.7 | 23% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe 9,719 · 3.4 mi | 42.5 | 17% | 1.6% | 5.4% |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 4,939 · 5.5 mi | 46.6 | 25% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Buzet-sur-Tarn 2,963 · 5.5 mi | 41.3 | 15% | 2.8% | 4.5% |
| Bessières 4,310 · 6.4 mi | 43 | 21% | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| Lavaur 10,965 · 8.6 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 2% | 6.8% |
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 Coufouleux
What is the population of Coufouleux?
3,057 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% more than in 2012 (2,408).
How old are Coufouleux’s residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 67% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Coufouleux?
24, with occasional dwellings: 1.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Coufouleux?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 78 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Coufouleux?
€26,750 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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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