Roussayrolles: 34% of homes are second homes, above 95% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Roussayrolles had 81 residents in 35 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 29% of households are single parents here. 6.3% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%.
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 Roussayrolles
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Roussayrolles, 34% of its 62 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 91% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Roussayrolles ranks above 74% of compared French towns on empty homes: 9.2%
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. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Locally, nearly one in ten households have no car. Car-free households: one in 11, where the median compared French town has 11%.
Faster growth than 72% of compared French towns: Roussayrolles changed by +11% since 2012
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Tarn town +7%. The first five years brought +10%; the six to 2023, +1%.
Below 77% of compared French towns: 18% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Roussayrolles 45. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9% in Roussayrolles and 11% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over. Half of the town’s residents are over 45, older than in 57% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 93% of compared French towns: 14%
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
With one-person households at 29%, Roussayrolles is behind 83% of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.3 people.
Roussayrolles ranks below 71% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 29%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
9% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 78% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Roussayrolles has 9%. As a reference point, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 66% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Tarn has 6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 92% of compared French towns: 34% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Here nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 91% of compared French towns, at 11%
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
The share of graduates of higher education is 45%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
41 French towns of 81 to 2,582 people: this is the 20th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Roussayrolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussayrolles | 45 | 18% | 34% | 9% |
| Gaillac 16,162 · 13.3 mi | 45.7 | 27% | 2.9% | 11% |
| Caussade 6,803 · 15 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 3.1% | 8.8% |
| Nègrepelisse 5,917 · 15.4 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 4,939 · 15.7 mi | 46.6 | 25% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn 3,518 · 16 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Blaye-les-Mines 2,902 · 16.4 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 Roussayrolles
What is the population of Roussayrolles?
81 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (73).
How old are Roussayrolles’ residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Roussayrolles?
21, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Roussayrolles?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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