Residents aged 65 and over make up 12% in Chouy, less than in 97% of compared French towns
Flats make up 1.7%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Chouy had 364 residents in 140 households at the 2023 census. For Chouy, the census puts one-person households at 18%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Chouy
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chouy, 11% of its 180 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chouy had 390 residents at the 2012 census and 364 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
3.9% of households have no car, fewer than in 94% 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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 5.4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 18%. For comparison, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. Second homes are more common here than in 88% of compared French towns. Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 8.9% of homes stand empty here.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 92% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −4% in Aisne.
A median age of 43.4: Chouy is younger than 55% 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
■ Chouy 43.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are more common here than in 53% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns: 35%
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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.5 people. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, single-parent households are common here: 11%, more than in just over three fifths of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €26,330 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 midpoint of living standards here is €26,330 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 19% in Chouy, less than in 96% 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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Chouy comes in at 18%. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person. The census found that one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 76% of compared French towns
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.
2.2% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Immigrants make up 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.
Chouy ranks below 89% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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 47% in Chouy and 43% in the typical compared French town. On average, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Chouy sits below 68% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (25%)
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
At 19%, the share of adults with no qualification is higher than in 50% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 13th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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 Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Chouy, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chouy | 43.4 | 12% | 11% | 3.7% |
| Villers-Cotterêts 10,489 · 7.9 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Belleu 3,659 · 11.5 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Fère-en-Tardenois 2,836 · 11.8 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Soissons 28,046 · 12.3 mi | 42.5 | 23% | 1.2% | 15% |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 2,616 · 12.6 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Château-Thierry 15,097 · 12.7 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 2.4% | 16% |
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 Chouy
What is the population of Chouy?
364 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (390).
How old are Chouy’s residents?
The median age is 43.4, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chouy?
19, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chouy?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chouy?
€26,330 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.