Above 99% of compared French towns: 21% of homes stand empty
6.9% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). Ébreuil had 1,306 residents in 540 households at the 2023 census. Single-parent households account for 4.5%. At 3.8%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 91% 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 Ébreuil
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 96 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ébreuil, 12% of its 810 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 170 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Ébreuil’s residents are under 52.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 89% of compared French towns: 12%
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
18% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 9% moved in within the last two years. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 13%, the share of flats is lower than in 81% of compared French towns. What’s more, the figure for households without a car is 10% in Ébreuil and 11% in the typical compared French town.
+3% since 2012: slower than 59% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −1%, then +3% to 2023.
A median age of 52.4: Ébreuil is 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
■ Ébreuil 52.4. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Ébreuil has 32%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 20% of households are couples with children in Ébreuil
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
Households here average 2 people each. Higher than in 72% of compared French towns: 41% of households are one person living alone. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €25,550 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 Ébreuil’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,550 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 12% in Ébreuil, more than in 63% 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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Ébreuil has 12%. As a yardstick, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a retired person: a third of the total.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 88% 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.
1.1% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 35% of residents 15 and over are married in Ébreuil
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, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Ébreuil, 30%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Ébreuil ranks above 91% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 30%
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 share of graduates of higher education trails 74% of compared French towns: 23%. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,306 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).
Ébreuil sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ébreuil | 52.4 | 32% | 12% | 2.4% |
| Gannat 5,610 · 5.5 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Aigueperse 2,665 · 8.7 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 12.4 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Châtel-Guyon 6,299 · 13.6 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 13% | 5.9% |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 8,943 · 15.2 mi | 53 | 34% | 4.9% | 7.7% |
| Mozac 3,957 · 15.6 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 1.6% | 5.9% |
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 Ébreuil
What is the population of Ébreuil?
1,306 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (1,274).
How old are Ébreuil’s residents?
The median age is 52.4, older than 90% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ébreuil?
96, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ébreuil?
INSEE counts 31 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ébreuil?
€25,550 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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