Below 99% of compared French towns: 1% of households have no car
Just over a fifth of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 96% of compared French towns. There were 93 households in Noailles at the 2023 Census, home to 205 residents. Flats make up about one in 36 here (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 Noailles
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Noailles, 17% of its 140 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 21 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Noailles’ residents are under 50.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 17% in Noailles, more than in 92% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Noailles, the census puts empty homes at 15%.
Noailles changed by −4% from 2012 to 2023, behind 84% 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%.
A median age of 50.7: Noailles is older than 85% 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
■ Noailles 50.7. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 9.9% in Noailles. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 30% locally.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Noailles: 26% of households are single parents, above 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
Average household size: 2.2 people. The wider picture: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 88% of compared French towns: 16% of households are couples with children.
Median standard of living: €24,470 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 Noailles is €24,470 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
Noailles: 53% of households are headed by a retired person, above 98% 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, nearly a third 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).
Noailles: 7.1% of residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Tarn has 6%. Foreign nationals make up about one in 19 here (5.2%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
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, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Noailles, 47%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Only 25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Noailles
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 (typical compared French town: 19%). To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 12th oldest of 41 French towns of 205 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.
Around Noailles, 2 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noailles | 50.7 | 30% | 17% | 7.1% |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn 3,518 · 7.1 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Cagnac-les-Mines 2,621 · 7.6 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Blaye-les-Mines 2,902 · 8.3 mi | 51 | 29% | 1.9% | 6.2% |
| Gaillac 16,162 · 8.5 mi | 45.7 | 27% | 2.9% | 11% |
| Carmaux 9,872 · 9.2 mi | 52.4 | 32% | 2.8% | 8.4% |
| Albi 51,290 · 9.9 mi | 46 | 28% | 4.3% | 11% |
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 Noailles
What is the population of Noailles?
205 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (213).
How old are Noailles’ residents?
The median age is 50.7, older than 85% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Noailles?
24, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Noailles?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.1% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Noailles?
€24,470 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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