Only 0.6% of homes are flats in Cindré
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.9% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Census day 2023: 276 residents and 140 households in Cindré. About one in two: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Cindré (45%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Cindré
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cindré, 14% of its 180 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Cindré had 328 residents at the 2012 census and 276 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Cindré’s residents are under 52.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households without a car make up 1.5% in Cindré, less than in 99% 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
With empty homes at 12%, Cindré is ahead of 88% of compared French towns on that count. For Cindré, the census puts second homes at 14%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%.
Cindré’s population moved −16% on 2012, less than in 99% 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 change was −8% from 2012 to 2017 and −8% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Allier town −1%.
Half of Cindré is over 52.7, older than 90% 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
■ Cindré 52.7. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 83% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
With one-person households at 31%, Cindré is behind 72% of compared French towns on that count. Average household size: 2 people. At 11%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €25,140 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 median standard of living in Cindré is €25,140 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manual worker than 67% of compared French towns: 11%
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. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.4% of residents are immigrants, below 79% 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.
The median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Census figures put foreign nationals at 3.1% in Cindré.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Cindré ranks above 92% of compared French towns on married residents: 50%
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 single residents trails 73% of compared French towns: 23%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Cindré ranks below 90% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 18%
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 Cindré, just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 276 to 2,582 people: this is the 8th 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).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Cindré
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindré | 52.7 | 30% | 14% | 3.4% |
| Lapalisse 3,138 · 6.2 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 3% | 4.5% |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 3,549 · 7.4 mi | 50.6 | 30% | 0.9% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 3,579 · 10.3 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 12.8 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 3,205 · 13.1 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| Cusset 13,316 · 14.1 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 1.9% | 10% |
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 Cindré
What is the population of Cindré?
276 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (328).
How old are Cindré’s residents?
The median age is 52.7, older than 90% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cindré?
25, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cindré?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cindré?
€25,140 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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