Puyvert ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 2.6%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Puyvert has 26%. This Vaucluse town counted 865 residents and 380 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 6.6% of homes are flats. Lower than in 94% of compared French towns: 6.4% of households are single parents.
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 Puyvert
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 89 second homes and occasional dwellings in Puyvert, 18% of its 490 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 0.5%
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
Empty homes: 4.7% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Second homes make up about one in six here (18%). For comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
A +11% change since 2012: Puyvert grew faster than 73% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +5%; 2017 to 2023, +6%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.7%, a lower share than 86% 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
■ Puyvert 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 46.8, Puyvert is older than just over two thirds of compared French towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 21%. 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%.
31% of households are couples with children, a share 79% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Average household size: 2.3 people. Against that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. At 30%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €28,210 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 €28,210 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
Puyvert ranks above 81% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 17%
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 manual worker (12%), Puyvert is below 67% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 68% of compared French towns: 4.5%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Puyvert comes in at 3%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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 lower share of single residents than 85% of compared French towns, at 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Puyvert has 46%. Measured more widely, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Puyvert sits below 87% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (12%)
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 figure for graduates of higher education is 38% in Puyvert and 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (865 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Puyvert, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyvert | 46.8 | 21% | 18% | 4.5% |
| Lauris 3,921 · 1.5 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 13% | 5.7% |
| Cadenet 4,363 · 2.2 mi | 46 | 25% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 5,459 · 3 mi | 45 | 22% | 3% | 10% |
| Charleval 2,640 · 5.3 mi | 46.2 | 25% | 2.5% | 6.7% |
| Villelaure 3,398 · 5.6 mi | 45 | 19% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Rognes 4,693 · 6.2 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
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 Puyvert
What is the population of Puyvert?
865 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (778).
How old are Puyvert’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Puyvert?
89, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Puyvert?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Puyvert?
€28,210 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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