Below 93% of compared French towns: 7.9% of residents are 15 to 24
A quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 22% in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. There were 950 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 2,050 residents. Flats: 26% of the total. Households without a car are rarer here than in 63% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vaucluse 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 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Fewer residents than in 2012
Châteauneuf-du-Pape had 2,179 residents at the 2012 census and 2,050 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 150 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−6% since 2012, a pace below 91% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −3%, then −3% to 2023. Over those years, the median Vaucluse town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 66% of compared French towns: 25%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châteauneuf-du-Pape 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 45.7, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is older than 61% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 39%, a higher share than 64% 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 Vaucluse median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Measured more widely, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are single parents here.
Empty homes: 13%, a higher share than 91% 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
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes in at 6.7%. A fifth of households have been in place 30 years or more; 13% moved in within the last two years.
At the median, €27,270 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 median standard of living in Châteauneuf-du-Pape is €27,270 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape: 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional, above 57% 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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (31%), Châteauneuf-du-Pape is below three fifths of compared French towns. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Locally, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
8.8% of residents are immigrants, more than in 65% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 6.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Vaucluse has 6.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in nearly two thirds 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.
Fewer married residents than 78% of compared French towns: 38%
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
The share of single residents trails 61% of compared French towns: 24%. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 34% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 65% 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
Adults with no qualification account for 19%. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,050 to 2,582 people), the 20th oldest
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.
Around Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-du-Pape | 45.7 | 25% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Roquemaure 5,529 · 2.9 mi | 44 | 22% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Bédarrides 5,671 · 3.3 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
| Courthézon 6,426 · 3.5 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 3.4% | 5.9% |
| Sorgues 19,006 · 3.8 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Pujaut 3,982 · 4.3 mi | 49.7 | 25% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Orange 29,706 · 5.6 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 1.6% | 14% |
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 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
What is the population of Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
2,050 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (2,179).
How old are Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
78, with occasional dwellings: 6.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
INSEE counts 180 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.8% of residents, and 120 foreign nationals (6.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
€27,270 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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