0.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 99% of compared French towns
With flats at 6.8%, Ciré-d'Aunis is behind 93% of compared French towns on that count. The 2023 Census counted 1,583 residents in 690 households. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in six here (17%). On households without a car, Ciré-d'Aunis sits lower than 92% of compared French towns: 4.4%.
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 Ciré-d'Aunis
Growing fast
Ciré-d'Aunis had 1,180 residents at the 2012 census and 1,583 in 2023, up 34%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 98% of compared French towns: Ciré-d'Aunis changed by +34% since 2012
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 +15%, and from 2017 to 2023 +16%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Charente-Maritime town +8%.
8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below 85% 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
■ Ciré-d'Aunis 41.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Ciré-d'Aunis’s residents are under 41.2, younger than in 72% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Ciré-d'Aunis: 32% of households are couples with children, above 85% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Ciré-d'Aunis has 31%. 7.9% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 81% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.3 people.
Below 93% of compared French towns: 3.4% of homes stand empty
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 one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 12% who have been there 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Census figures put second homes at 2.5% in Ciré-d'Aunis.
A median standard of living of €25,640 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 €25,640 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Ciré-d'Aunis ranks above 92% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 23%
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
8.6% of Ciré-d'Aunis’ households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 25% by a retired person (32%). The usual figure: 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).
1.4% of residents are immigrants, below 97% 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 share of foreign nationals is 0.9%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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 lower share of single residents than 82% of compared French towns, at 22%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Below 75% of compared French towns: 15% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Ciré-d'Aunis has 28%. On average, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,583 to 2,582 people), the 5th youngest
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.
Ciré-d'Aunis is younger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciré-d'Aunis | 41.2 | 17% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis 4,677 · 4.1 mi | 47.1 | 27% | 3.1% | 2% |
| La Jarrie 3,458 · 6.1 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Châtelaillon-Plage 6,653 · 7.4 mi | 59.8 | 42% | 37% | 2.9% |
| Tonnay-Charente 8,289 · 7.5 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.6% | 3% |
| Rochefort 23,460 · 8 mi | 50.7 | 30% | 11% | 6.6% |
| La Jarne 2,637 · 8.2 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 5.4% | 2.4% |
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 Ciré-d'Aunis
What is the population of Ciré-d'Aunis?
1,583 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 34% more than in 2012 (1,180).
How old are Ciré-d'Aunis’ residents?
The median age is 41.2, younger than 72% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ciré-d'Aunis?
18, with occasional dwellings: 2.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ciré-d'Aunis?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ciré-d'Aunis?
€25,640 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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