A higher share of second homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 64%
Here 4.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. Gassin had 2,687 residents in 1,240 households at the 2023 census. Locally, 3.1% of homes stand empty. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 87% of compared French towns: 8.6%.
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 Gassin
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 2,410 second homes and occasional dwellings in Gassin, 64% of its 3,760 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 67% 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 Gassin’s residents are under 50.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Gassin had 2,818 residents at the 2012 census and 2,687 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households without a car make up 6.1% in Gassin, less than in 80% 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
The share of flats is 24%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few households in social housing: 11% here, fewer than in 57% of compared French towns.
−5% since 2012: slower than 87% 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
Older than 86% of compared French towns: half of Gassin is over 50.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Gassin 50.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 28% of residents are 65 or over in Gassin.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Below 77% of compared French towns: 8.2% of households are single parents
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
Average household size: 2.1 people. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. At 26%, the share of couples with children is higher than in 56% of compared French towns. Meanwhile, the share of one-person households is 34%, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €27,910 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.
At €27,910 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 70% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 14.0%.
Households headed by a retired person make up 37% in Gassin, more than in 72% 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
Here, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. As a reference point, 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).
Gassin ranks above 81% of compared French towns on immigrants: 13%
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.
One in ten residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Gassin
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
48% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 77% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
The 12th oldest of 41 French towns of 2,649 to 2,724 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 34 in Roissy-en-France to 63.6 in Piriac-sur-Mer.
Gassin sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassin | 50.9 | 28% | 64% | 13% |
| Cogolin 12,301 · 2.9 mi | 44.1 | 20% | 22% | 15% |
| Grimaud 4,587 · 3 mi | 51.1 | 27% | 69% | 14% |
| Saint-Tropez 3,582 · 3 mi | 55.7 | 36% | 68% | 11% |
| La Croix-Valmer 3,855 · 3.1 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 71% | 14% |
| Sainte-Maxime 14,118 · 5.4 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 56% | 16% |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer 8,121 · 5.9 mi | 57.1 | 38% | 66% | 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 Gassin
What is the population of Gassin?
2,687 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (2,818).
How old are Gassin’s residents?
The median age is 50.9, older than 86% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gassin?
2,410, with occasional dwellings: 64% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gassin?
INSEE counts 340 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 270 foreign nationals (10%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gassin?
€27,910 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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