Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Alloue is over 57.8
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Alloue has 57%. Census day 2023: 491 residents and 250 households in the town. Locally, 1.9% of homes are flats. On couples with children, Alloue sits lower than 91% of compared French towns: 15%.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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 Alloue
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 97 second homes and occasional dwellings in Alloue, 24% of its 400 homes: higher than in 94% 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 Alloue’s residents are under 57.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Alloue had 526 residents at the 2012 census and 491 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 51 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Alloue: 24% of homes are second homes, above 94% 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
One household in 15 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. The census found that 13% of homes stand empty in Alloue. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 1.9%, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 92% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Charente town +1%.
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below 96% 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
■ Alloue 57.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 34%, above 92% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Only 7.5% of households are single parents in Alloue
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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. As a yardstick, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 68% of compared French towns: 40% of households are one person living alone.
Half above, half below €22,510 a year in standard of living
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 €22,510 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
3.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 94% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (17%), Alloue is above 68% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 91% of compared French towns: 14%
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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 14% of residents are immigrants here. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 84% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Alloue ranks below 63% of compared French towns on single residents: 24%
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
44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Below 85% of compared French towns: 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education 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, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Alloue, 26%. As a reference point, 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 491 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).
Of the 5 towns nearest Alloue, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloue | 57.8 | 34% | 24% | 14% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 7.2 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 10.5 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Civray 2,522 · 13.6 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 14.3 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 15.4 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
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 Alloue
What is the population of Alloue?
491 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (526).
How old are Alloue’s residents?
The median age is 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Alloue?
97, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Alloue?
INSEE counts 70 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 69 foreign nationals (14%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Alloue?
€22,510 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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