Ronnet is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.6
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Ronnet, 0.8%. Census day 2023: 162 residents and 83 households here. Here, 44% of households are headed by a retired person. 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 Ronnet
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 16 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ronnet, 13% of its 130 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Ronnet’s residents are under 55.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ronnet had 179 residents at the 2012 census and 162 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Ronnet ranks above 99% of compared French towns on empty homes: 22%
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
13% of homes are second homes, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Still, at 6.3%, the share of households without a car is lower than in 78% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty.
A change of −9% since 2012 leaves Ronnet behind 96% 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
In two steps, −3% to 2017 and −7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Allier.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns, at 6.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ronnet 55.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 33%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 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 smaller share of single-parent households than 95% of compared French towns: 6.3%
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
38% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. On the census count, 19% of households are couples with children. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,130 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.
At €25,130 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manual worker than 93% of compared French towns: 6.3%
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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. Against that, 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).
11% of residents are immigrants, more than in 74% 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 higher than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%. Foreign nationals: 8.4% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of single residents than 67% of compared French towns: 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
Married residents make up 42%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 86% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 40%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (162 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.
Ronnet is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnet | 55.6 | 33% | 13% | 11% |
| Commentry 6,017 · 5.9 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 7 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Montluçon 33,147 · 10.5 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Prémilhat 2,540 · 10.7 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Désertines 4,259 · 11.1 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 1.5% | 5% |
| Domérat 8,622 · 13 mi | 53.5 | 33% | 1.6% | 4.4% |
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 Ronnet
What is the population of Ronnet?
162 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (179).
How old are Ronnet’s residents?
The median age is 55.6, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ronnet?
16, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ronnet?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (8.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ronnet?
€25,130 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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