Rouffiac is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 57.3
6.8% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). Households without a car account for 6.4%. Rouffiac has fewer couples with children than 74% of compared French towns, at 20%. Census day 2023: 181 residents and 94 households locally.
Throughout this page, the Cantal 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 Rouffiac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 51 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rouffiac, 29% of its 180 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Rouffiac’s residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rouffiac had 213 residents at the 2012 census and 181 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 31 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Rouffiac: 29% of homes are second homes, above 95% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 30% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.3% (under two years). The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Higher than in 98% of compared French towns: 18% of homes stand empty. One household in 16 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
Since 2012, Rouffiac has changed by −15%, slower than 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −12%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cantal town −3%.
In Rouffiac, 6.1% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% 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
■ Rouffiac 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a third of Rouffiac’s residents are 65 or older, against 28% in the median Cantal town and 22% in the median compared French town; 13% are under 18. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Rouffiac ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 5%
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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 1.9 people on average. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 40%, more than in 69% of compared French towns. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%.
A typical living standard of €20,610 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 midpoint of living standards here is €20,610 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Only 5% of households are headed by a manual worker in Rouffiac
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional tops 76% of compared French towns: 15%. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Locally, 30% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 79% of compared French towns: 3.3% of residents are immigrants
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, Rouffiac has 2.2%. For comparison, 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.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 15%
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
By its share of married residents (53%), Rouffiac is above 97% of compared French towns. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 88% of compared French towns: 19%
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
24% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 181 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).
1 of 5 neighbors are older than Rouffiac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffiac | 57.3 | 35% | 29% | 3.3% |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 2,881 · 11 mi | 58 | 39% | 17% | 5.5% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 14 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Mauriac 3,449 · 16.4 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.1% | 3.1% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 16.4 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 16.7 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
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 Rouffiac
What is the population of Rouffiac?
181 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (213).
How old are Rouffiac’s residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rouffiac?
51, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rouffiac?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rouffiac?
€20,610 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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