In Piolenc, 0.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 4.4%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Here, 7.5% of households are single parents. Few places have so few flats: 16% here, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns. 5,718 residents in 2,490 households: that is Piolenc 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.
+12% since 2012, a pace 75% of compared French towns didn’t match
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 median Vaucluse town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +3% and the next six +9%.
Piolenc ranks below 82% of compared French towns on 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
■ Piolenc 43.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Piolenc is 43.2, lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. For Piolenc, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 21%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Only 30% of households are one person living alone in Piolenc
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
Households here average 2.3 people each. Few places have as many couples with children: 29% here, more than in 69% of compared French towns. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Piolenc sits below 71% of compared French towns for households without a car (7.2%)
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 14 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. The share of second homes stands at 3.9%. More empty homes than in 57% of compared French towns: 7.3%.
A median standard of living of €25,170 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.
At €25,170 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 58% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 13.0% of the population.
31% of households are headed by a retired person, below 58% 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
Here, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Piolenc ranks below 76% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 2.2%
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: 4.9%, below nearly two thirds of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 88% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, nearly half of residents 15 and over are married in Piolenc. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 64% of compared French towns, at 26%
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
The share of adults with no qualification stands at 19%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 5,676 to 5,757 people: this is the 13th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Valdahon (35.2), the youngest, and Carry-le-Rouet (56.4), the oldest.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Piolenc are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piolenc | 43.2 | 21% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Mornas 2,569 · 2 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 4.1% | 5% |
| Orange 29,706 · 3.9 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 1.6% | 14% |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat 2,939 · 4.1 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 3.6% | 5% |
| Mondragon 3,833 · 4.7 mi | 45.6 | 22% | 3.8% | 7.2% |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues 4,533 · 5.4 mi | 44.7 | 19% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise 6,835 · 7 mi | 37.8 | 17% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
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 Piolenc
What is the population of Piolenc?
5,718 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (5,113).
How old are Piolenc’s residents?
The median age is 43.2, younger than 57% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Piolenc?
110, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Piolenc?
INSEE counts 280 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 120 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Piolenc?
€25,170 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.0% 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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