Brillac is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 57.9
1.9% of households rent social housing (HLM) (typical compared French town: 12%). The 2023 Census put Brillac’s population at 591, in 260 households. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 49%. The town has fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.2%.
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 Brillac
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 77 second homes and occasional dwellings in Brillac, 18% of its 440 homes: higher than in 92% 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 Brillac’s residents are under 57.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Brillac had 659 residents at the 2012 census and 591 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 95 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.
A higher share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 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
One household in 12 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Locally, 18% of homes are second homes. Fewer households without a car than in 62% of compared French towns: 8.7%.
Slower than most: −10% since 2012, behind 97% 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 −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 −8%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Charente town +1%.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 36% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Brillac 57.9. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.7%), Brillac is below 86% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Only 5.7% of households are single parents in Brillac
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
The average household has 2.1 people. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 21%, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns. Against that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. One-person households: 39% here and 35% in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €19,810 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.
Half of residents live in households above €19,810 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 3.6%, a lower share than 95% 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
13% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, nearly one in ten 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).
16% of residents are immigrants, a share 87% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Brillac has 15%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
39% of residents 15 and over are married, below 73% of compared French towns
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
Single residents make up 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education: 13%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 27% of adults out of school have no qualification here. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 591 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Brillac sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillac | 57.9 | 36% | 18% | 16% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 6.1 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Saint-Junien 11,415 · 13.2 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Bellac 3,537 · 13.9 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 2,550 · 15.1 mi | 44.8 | 25% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 15.7 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Rochechouart 3,603 · 16.3 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 11% | 6.4% |
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 Brillac
What is the population of Brillac?
591 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (659).
How old are Brillac’s residents?
The median age is 57.9, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brillac?
77, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brillac?
INSEE counts 93 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 91 foreign nationals (15%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brillac?
€19,810 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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