Photo: Yodie · CC BY-SA 3.0Only 6.8% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Mondragon
By its share of single-parent households (7.4%), Mondragon is below 86% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 3,833, in 1,710 households. Here, 6.7% of households have no car. 6.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a lower share than in 74% 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.
From 2012 to 2023, 58% of compared French towns grew faster than Mondragon: +3%
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 +2%; the six to 2023, +1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vaucluse town +7%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 74% of compared French towns, at 9.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mondragon 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 45.6, Mondragon is older than 61% of compared French towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 22% of the total. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Mondragon ranks above 67% of compared French towns on couples with children: 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 Vaucluse median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.2 people. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. 34% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
A higher share of empty homes than 72% of compared French towns, at 8.9%
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
Flats make up 21%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. 3.8% of homes are second homes, or about one in 26. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,590 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.
The median standard of living in Mondragon is €24,590 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 65% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 17.0% of residents.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns: 38%
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 share of households headed by a manual worker tops 73% of compared French towns: 18%. Against that, 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).
7.2% of residents in Mondragon are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vaucluse has 6.8%. About one in 14: that is how common immigrants are in Mondragon (7.2%). There is little gap on foreign nationals: 4.4%, about the same as 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.
Single residents make up 23% in Mondragon, less than in 71% of compared French towns
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 figure for married residents is 45% in Mondragon and 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Mondragon, 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 64% 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 the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Mondragon, 22%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 3,804 to 3,863 people, the 21st 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.
Argonay is the youngest (38.6); Saint-Palais-sur-Mer the oldest (68.1).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Mondragon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondragon | 45.6 | 22% | 3.8% | 7.2% |
| Mornas 2,569 · 2.8 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 4.1% | 5% |
| Bollène 14,024 · 3.8 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 2.6% | 14% |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit 10,958 · 4.1 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 2.6% | 11% |
| Piolenc 5,718 · 4.7 mi | 43.2 | 21% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Lapalud 3,853 · 5 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat 2,939 · 7.2 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 3.6% | 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 Mondragon
What is the population of Mondragon?
3,833 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (3,727).
How old are Mondragon’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 61% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mondragon?
74, with occasional dwellings: 3.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mondragon?
INSEE counts 280 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.2% of residents, and 170 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mondragon?
€24,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 17.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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