Cucuron is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.1
Here 1.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), where the figure in the typical compared French town is 12%. On the census count, 7.1% of households are headed by a manual worker. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 89% of compared French towns. Cucuron counted 1,885 residents and 920 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Cucuron
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 220 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cucuron, 17% of its 1,290 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 97% 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 Cucuron’s residents are under 56.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 150 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 17% of homes are second homes
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
One household in 10 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). On the census count, 12% of homes stand empty. Compared with other places, flats are scarce here: 9.9%, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
Cucuron’s population moved +4% on 2012, less than in 53% 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 change was −2% from 2012 to 2017 and +7% from 2017 to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 5.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cucuron 56.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 35%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. 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: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 20% of households are couples with children in Cucuron
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
The typical household size is 2 people. More one-person households than in 56% of compared French towns: 36%. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,370 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.
Half of Cucuron’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,370 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 14%, a higher share than 71% 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
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 36% in Cucuron. The wider picture: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 64% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
The share of immigrants tops three fifths of compared French towns: 8%. Elsewhere, 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 smaller share of single residents than 84% of compared French towns: 21%
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 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Cucuron comes in at 44%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, a share 72% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
On the census count, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,885 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
Cucuron is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucuron | 56.1 | 35% | 17% | 8% |
| Villelaure 3,398 · 4.1 mi | 45 | 19% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Cadenet 4,363 · 4.2 mi | 46 | 25% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| La Tour-d'Aigues 4,405 · 6.2 mi | 48 | 25% | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Pertuis 19,548 · 6.2 mi | 44.5 | 23% | 2.3% | 6.9% |
| Lauris 3,921 · 6.6 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 13% | 5.7% |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 5,459 · 7.6 mi | 45 | 22% | 3% | 10% |
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 Cucuron
What is the population of Cucuron?
1,885 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (1,809).
How old are Cucuron’s residents?
The median age is 56.1, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cucuron?
220, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cucuron?
INSEE counts 150 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8% of residents, and 110 foreign nationals (6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cucuron?
€26,370 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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