A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 2%
Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 6.3% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire. There were 240 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 506 residents. Households headed by a manual worker: 21% of the total. On empty homes, Pierrefitte-sur-Loire sits higher than 76% of compared French towns: 9.5%.
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 Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire, 13% of its 310 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 92% 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 Pierrefitte-sur-Loire’s residents are under 52.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
13% of homes are second homes, more than in 90% 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
Some 11% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 24% who have been there 30 years or more. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Households without a car make up about one in 20 here (5.1%).
A ±0% change since 2012: slower than 71% 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
A median age of 52.6: Pierrefitte-sur-Loire 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
■ Pierrefitte-sur-Loire 52.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire, 28%. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Only 19% of households are couples with children in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
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
29% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). Few places have as many single-parent households: 10% here, more than in 56% of compared French towns. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Average household size: 2.1 people.
€24,390 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Pierrefitte-sur-Loire is €24,390 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 6.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Just over a third of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.5% of residents are immigrants, below 59% 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.
At 4.3%, the share of foreign nationals is higher than in 51% of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison 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.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 16% of residents 15 and over are single
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 is 46%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
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 adults with no qualification tops 79% of compared French towns: 25%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 506 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 52.6 | 28% | 13% | 5.5% |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 2,959 · 6.4 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Bourbon-Lancy 4,674 · 8.5 mi | 57.2 | 39% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Digoin 7,353 · 8.9 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 1.9% | 15% |
| Gueugnon 6,528 · 13.4 mi | 58 | 38% | 1.8% | 8.6% |
| Paray-le-Monial 9,291 · 14.8 mi | 54.2 | 36% | 3.4% | 7.2% |
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 Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
What is the population of Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
506 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (508).
How old are Pierrefitte-sur-Loire’s residents?
The median age is 52.6, older than 90% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
39, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
€24,390 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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