0.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 99% of compared French towns
The share of one-person households trails 91% of compared French towns: 26%. On second homes, Forcalqueiret sits higher than 87% of compared French towns: 8.9%. In 2023, the Census found 3,389 residents here, living in 1,420 households. Households headed by a retired person come to 28% here, about three in ten.
Throughout this page, the Var 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 Forcalqueiret
Growing fast
Forcalqueiret had 2,632 residents at the 2012 census and 3,389 in 2023, up 29%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +29% since 2012 puts Forcalqueiret ahead of 96% 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
In two steps, +14% to 2017 and +13% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +10% in Var.
Younger than 68% of compared French towns: half of Forcalqueiret is under 41.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Forcalqueiret 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Forcalqueiret has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than four fifths of compared French towns, at 9.1%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Forcalqueiret ranks above 85% of compared French towns on couples with children: 32%
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 Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.4 people each. More single-parent households than in 56% of compared French towns: 10%. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Households without a car: 5.1%, a lower share than 87% 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
5.4% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). On flats, Forcalqueiret sits lower than 83% of compared French towns: 12%. The benchmark for households without a car in the typical compared French town: 11%. Of all households, 14% moved in during the last two years and 8.8% have stayed three decades or more.
Standard of living at the median: €26,570 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,570 a year: higher than in 56% of compared French towns. 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
Forcalqueiret ranks below 77% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 10%
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
Here, 9.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional. For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Forcalqueiret, 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 90% 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.
Immigrants make up 3.1%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 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.
Only 19% of residents 15 and over are single in Forcalqueiret
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 49% in Forcalqueiret. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Adults with no qualification make up 14% in Forcalqueiret, less than in 80% 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
Graduates of higher education come to 29% in Forcalqueiret, about three in ten. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 3,358 to 3,420 people, the 11th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Porcheville (37.3), the youngest, and Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (64.9), the oldest.
Of the 6 towns nearest Forcalqueiret, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcalqueiret | 41.7 | 20% | 8.9% | 3.1% |
| Rocbaron 5,660 · 1.9 mi | 42.2 | 19% | 5.8% | 3% |
| Garéoult 5,835 · 2 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 7.5% | 3.5% |
| Néoules 2,976 · 4.1 mi | 45.5 | 20% | 7.5% | 3.2% |
| Puget-Ville 4,610 · 4.1 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Besse-sur-Issole 3,125 · 4.6 mi | 48.6 | 24% | 11% | 4.4% |
| Brignoles 17,850 · 5 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 3% | 12% |
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 Forcalqueiret
What is the population of Forcalqueiret?
3,389 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 29% more than in 2012 (2,632).
How old are Forcalqueiret’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Forcalqueiret?
150, with occasional dwellings: 8.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Forcalqueiret?
INSEE counts 100 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 43 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Forcalqueiret?
€26,570 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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