A median age of 57.9: Arfeuilles is older than 97% of compared French towns
The share of flats trails 99% of compared French towns: 1.8%. 594 residents in 320 households: that is Arfeuilles at the 2023 Census. Across Arfeuilles, 52% of households are headed by a retired person. The town has fewer single-parent households than 94% of compared French towns, at 6.4%.
Throughout this page, the Allier 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 Arfeuilles
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Arfeuilles, 32% of its 630 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 97% 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 Arfeuilles’ residents are under 57.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Arfeuilles had 668 residents at the 2012 census and 594 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 110 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
32% of homes in Arfeuilles are second homes
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 11 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). More empty homes than in 98% of compared French towns: 18%. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Arfeuilles, 0.3% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Slower than most: −11% since 2012, behind 98% 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 −3%; from 2017 to 2023, −8%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Allier town −1%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.6% in Arfeuilles, less than in 98% 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
■ Arfeuilles 57.9. The median compared French town: 44.
34% of Arfeuilles’ residents are 65 or older, against 30% in the median Allier town and 22% in the median compared French town; 15% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
17% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns
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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.9 people share a household. As a reference point, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. 45% of households are one person living alone, more than in 84% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €19,350 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.
Half of Arfeuilles’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €19,350 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 19% in Arfeuilles, more than in 80% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker 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 63% of compared French towns: 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.
On the census count, 4% of residents are foreign nationals. Measured more widely, 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.
Arfeuilles sits above 71% of compared French towns for single residents (28%)
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 share of married residents stands at 42%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 87% of compared French towns: 19%
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 Arfeuilles, 23% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (594 to 2,582 people), 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is younger than Arfeuilles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfeuilles | 57.9 | 34% | 32% | 5% |
| Lapalisse 3,138 · 8.7 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 3% | 4.5% |
| Renaison 3,231 · 11.4 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| Cusset 13,316 · 13.8 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 1.9% | 10% |
| Saint-Yorre 2,641 · 14.3 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Abrest 2,915 · 14.5 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 3,205 · 14.7 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 2.6% | 4.1% |
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 Arfeuilles
What is the population of Arfeuilles?
594 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (668).
How old are Arfeuilles’ residents?
The median age is 57.9, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arfeuilles?
200, with occasional dwellings: 32% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arfeuilles?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arfeuilles?
€19,350 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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