Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Chassiecq is over 59.3
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Chassiecq’s 74 households held 147 residents at the 2023 Census. Here, two thirds of households are headed by a retired person. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Chassiecq has 6.7%.
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 Chassiecq
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chassiecq, 30% of its 130 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Chassiecq’s residents are under 59.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chassiecq had 166 residents at the 2012 census and 147 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Chassiecq (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 17% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chassiecq: 30% 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
Some 8% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 31% who have been there 30 years or more. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Locally, 14% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
−11% since 2012, a pace below 98% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +1% for the median Charente town, the change came in two steps: −14% from 2012 to 2017, then +3% to 2023.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns, at 41%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chassiecq 59.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.8% in Chassiecq and 11% in the typical compared French town. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 95% of compared French towns: 13%
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 typical household size is 2 people. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. A third of households are one person living alone.
The median resident lives on €21,910 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,910 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
In Chassiecq, 6.7% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 92% 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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Chassiecq, 6.7%. Across the comparison, 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).
Immigrants: 17%, a higher share than 89% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Chassiecq, 17%. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 89% of compared French towns.
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 21%
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
The figure for married residents is 44% in Chassiecq and 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 11% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Chassiecq comes in at 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (147 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Chassiecq, 1 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassiecq | 59.3 | 41% | 30% | 17% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 9.2 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 10 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 11.3 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Civray 2,522 · 14.3 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 14.4 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 15.2 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
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 Chassiecq
What is the population of Chassiecq?
147 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (166).
How old are Chassiecq’s residents?
The median age is 59.3, older than 98% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chassiecq?
39, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chassiecq?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (17%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chassiecq?
€21,910 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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