Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.1%
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Authon-Ébéon comes in at 7.8%. At the 2023 Census Authon-Ébéon was home to 410 people in 190 households. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 45%. Few places have so few households without a car: 5.6% here, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Charente-Maritime 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 Authon-Ébéon
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Authon-Ébéon, 11% of its 260 homes: higher than in 88% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 42 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 16%, a higher share than 97% 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 24% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 9.1% (under two years). As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 11% of homes are second homes, a higher share than in 88% of compared French towns.
Authon-Ébéon changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, behind 52% 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 +5% to 2023.
Authon-Ébéon is older than 79% of compared French towns: a median age of 49.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Authon-Ébéon 49.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 27%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 5% in Authon-Ébéon, less than in 99% of compared French towns
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 Charente-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of one-person households (30%), Authon-Ébéon is below 76% of compared French towns. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. There are 2.1 people in the average household. At 25%, the share of couples with children is lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €23,130 a year per consumption unit
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.
Living standards centre on €23,130 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
5% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 86% 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
Across Authon-Ébéon, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. To put it in context, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 71% of compared French towns: 4.3%
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.
In Authon-Ébéon, 2.9% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 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.
Only 17% of residents 15 and over are single in Authon-Ébéon
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Authon-Ébéon comes in at 49%. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Authon-Ébéon
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
A quarter of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 410 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).
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Authon-Ébéon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authon-Ébéon | 49.1 | 27% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Val-de-Cognac 3,471 · 6.9 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély 6,784 · 8.9 mi | 56 | 36% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Chaniers 3,651 · 10.1 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 4% | 2% |
| Cognac 18,532 · 10.9 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
| Châteaubernard 3,878 · 11.9 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Saintes 25,363 · 12.5 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.7% | 5.5% |
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 Authon-Ébéon
What is the population of Authon-Ébéon?
410 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (393).
How old are Authon-Ébéon’s residents?
The median age is 49.1, older than 79% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Authon-Ébéon?
28, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Authon-Ébéon?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Authon-Ébéon?
€23,130 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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