A smaller share of empty homes than 91% of compared French towns: 3.6%
In La Crau, 8.4% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 19,556 residents in 8,630 households. Put another way, about one in three: 31% of households are one person living alone. Households without a car are rarer here than in 78% of compared French towns.
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 Crau
Growing fast
La Crau had 16,592 residents at the 2012 census and 19,556 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, La Crau has grown +18%, faster 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +10%, and from 2017 to 2023 +7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Var town +10%.
A median age of 47: La Crau is older than 69% 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
■ La Crau 47. The median compared French town: 44.
10% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). Meanwhile, la Crau has more residents aged 65 and over than 54% of compared French towns, at 23%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 66% of compared French towns: 28%
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 average 2.2 people. La Crau has fewer single-parent households than nearly three fifths of compared French towns, at 9.5%. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children.
A lower share of households in social housing than 69% of compared French towns, at 8.4%
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
With second homes at 3.6%, La Crau is ahead of 68% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM). Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 10% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 17%. The town has fewer flats than 55% of compared French towns, at 27%.
At the median, €28,380 a year to live on
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 midpoint of living standards here is €28,380 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 74% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 9.0% of residents.
34% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 57% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 11% in La Crau and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. 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).
Fewer foreign nationals than 86% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 3.5% of residents are immigrants here. 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.
A larger share of married residents than 83% 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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in La Crau, 23%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 15% in La Crau, less than in 72% 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: 32% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 9th oldest of 41 French towns of 18,710 to 20,352 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 33.9 in Juvisy-sur-Orge to 64.5 in Royan.
Around La Crau, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crau | 47 | 23% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| La Farlède 10,014 · 2.3 mi | 42.4 | 22% | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Solliès-Ville 2,504 · 3.1 mi | 49.6 | 26% | 3.1% | 3.8% |
| Carqueiranne 9,408 · 3.4 mi | 57.9 | 39% | 27% | 5.1% |
| Hyères 55,858 · 3.6 mi | 50.9 | 31% | 25% | 7.5% |
| Le Pradet 10,933 · 3.8 mi | 53.3 | 33% | 22% | 4.8% |
| La Garde 26,476 · 3.8 mi | 45.5 | 26% | 2.7% | 8% |
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 Crau
What is the population of La Crau?
19,556 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (16,592).
How old are La Crau’s residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Crau?
330, with occasional dwellings: 3.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Crau?
INSEE counts 690 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 300 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Crau?
€28,380 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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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