1.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Le Theil comes in at 40%. Lower than in 89% of compared French towns: 15% of households are couples with children. This Allier town had 387 residents in 200 households at the 2023 census. 4.3% of homes are flats, or about one in 23.
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 Le Theil
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 35 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Theil, 13% of its 270 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 ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Le Theil’s households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 39% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Le Theil’s residents are under 51.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Le Theil ranks above 90% of compared French towns on second homes: 13%
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 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Le Theil comes in at 8.3%. Census figures put empty homes at 14% in the town. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Since 2012, Le Theil has changed by −4%, slower than 86% 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 ±0%, then −4% to 2023. Over those years, the median Allier town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%.
Half of Le Theil is over 51.7, older than 88% 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
■ Le Theil 51.7. The median compared French town: 44.
7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. For Le Theil, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 27%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 92% of compared French towns: 49%
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
There are 1.9 people in the average household. 7.7% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 83% of compared French towns. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €21,960 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €21,960 a year: lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 72% of compared French towns: 17%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Le Theil has 7.6%. Typically, 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).
Immigrants: 1.5%, a lower share than 96% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Le Theil has 1.5%. Elsewhere, 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 81% of compared French towns: 38%
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
27% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 83% of compared French towns: 13% of adults out of school have no qualification
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 figure for graduates of higher education is 25% in Le Theil and 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
10th highest median age among 41 French towns of 387 to 2,582
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.
Every neighbor is younger than Le Theil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Theil | 51.7 | 27% | 13% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 8.5 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 3,549 · 13.3 mi | 50.6 | 30% | 0.9% | 9.6% |
| Moulins 19,206 · 17.2 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 4.3% | 9.9% |
| Yzeure 12,897 · 17.8 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 3,579 · 18 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 3% | 4.3% |
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 Le Theil
What is the population of Le Theil?
387 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (405).
How old are Le Theil’s residents?
The median age is 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Theil?
35, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Theil?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Theil?
€21,960 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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