Givrand is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.4
The figure for single-parent households is 6.4% in Givrand and 10% in the typical compared French town. The town counted 2,205 residents and 1,010 households at the 2023 Census. Flats make up about one in 67 here (1.5%). Nearly half of households are headed by a retired person, a higher share than in 96% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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 Givrand
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Givrand, 15% of its 1,280 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Givrand’s residents are under 56.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 15% in Givrand, more than in 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 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Givrand comes in at 3.8%. For Givrand, the census puts households without a car at 4.2%. This Vendée town has fewer empty homes than two thirds of compared French towns, at 5.5%. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Givrand’s population changed by +10% since 2012, more than in 69% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +8%; from 2017 to 2023, +1%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Vendée town +9%.
36% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 95% 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
■ Givrand 56.4. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 7.1% in Givrand. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
Givrand ranks below 81% of compared French towns on one-person households: 29%
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 Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over a fifth of households are couples with children, against 25% in the median compared French town; 6.4% are single parents with their children (10%). The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. Households here average 2.1 people each.
A median of €27,060 a year per consumption unit
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 residents live in households above €27,060 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents.
Givrand ranks below 68% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 7%
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 stands at 15%. As a reference point, nearly one in ten 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 96% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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.
With foreign nationals at 0.7%, Givrand is behind 98% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Married residents make up 53% in Givrand, more than in 98% 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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 20% of residents 15 and over are single in Givrand. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 70% 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, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Givrand, 16%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,205 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Givrand is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givrand | 56.4 | 36% | 15% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 8,333 · 2.3 mi | 63.7 | 48% | 49% | 3.1% |
| Le Fenouiller 4,978 · 2.8 mi | 57 | 35% | 13% | 1.7% |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer 5,344 · 3.3 mi | 62.9 | 46% | 65% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 13,074 · 5 mi | 61.8 | 43% | 61% | 2.2% |
| Brem-sur-Mer 2,993 · 5.6 mi | 60.2 | 42% | 39% | 1.4% |
| Coëx 3,428 · 6.4 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 9.8% | 1.7% |
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 Givrand
What is the population of Givrand?
2,205 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (2,007).
How old are Givrand’s residents?
The median age is 56.4, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Givrand?
200, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Givrand?
INSEE counts 33 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Givrand?
€27,060 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% 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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