0.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
One-person households: 27% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. Census day 2023: 1,659 residents and 690 households in La Celle. Across La Celle, 5.1% of households have no car. The town has fewer flats than 90% of compared French towns, at 8.1%.
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 La Celle
Growing fast
La Celle had 1,353 residents at the 2012 census and 1,659 in 2023, up 23%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +23% since 2012 puts La Celle ahead of 93% 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 first five years brought +9%; the six to 2023, +12%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Var town +10%.
La Celle sits below 81% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (9%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Celle 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 25% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. With a median age of 44.9, La Celle is older than 56% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
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%.
28% of households are couples with children, more than in 67% 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 Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.3 people share a household. More single-parent households than in 54% of compared French towns: 10%. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
La Celle: 3.4% of homes are second homes, above 66% 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
Without a car: one household in 20, against 11% in the median compared French town. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 6.8%, more than in just over half of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 13% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 16%.
A median of €26,260 a year per consumption unit
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 €26,260 a year: higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
8.8% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 84% 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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 5.8%, La Celle is behind 78% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. The census found that 36% of households are headed by a retired person in the town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.2% of residents are immigrants in La Celle
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.
2.7% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). The median compared commune in Var has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 81% of compared French towns: 48%
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in La Celle comes in at 22%. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 12% in La Celle, less than in 87% 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
In La Celle, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,659 to 2,582 people, the 18th 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: La Celle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle | 44.9 | 25% | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| Brignoles 17,850 · 2.1 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 3% | 12% |
| Le Val 4,335 · 3.8 mi | 50.8 | 30% | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| Garéoult 5,835 · 4 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 7.5% | 3.5% |
| La Roquebrussanne 2,817 · 4.6 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 7.7% | 2.9% |
| Forcalqueiret 3,389 · 4.9 mi | 41.7 | 20% | 8.9% | 3.1% |
| Tourves 5,207 · 5.6 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 8.4% | 4.5% |
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 La Celle
What is the population of La Celle?
1,659 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% more than in 2012 (1,353).
How old are La Celle’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Celle?
26, with occasional dwellings: 3.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Celle?
INSEE counts 69 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 45 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Celle?
€26,260 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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