Only 1.8% of homes are flats in Claix
With one-person households at 27%, Claix is behind 90% of compared French towns on that count. In 2023, the Census found 1,049 residents locally, living in 440 households. Here, 4.6% of households have no car. On residents aged 65 and over, Claix sits lower than 82% of compared French towns: 17%.
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 Claix
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 6.5% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +6% since 2012, faster than 53% 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
The median Charente town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six +2%.
A median age of 41.8: Claix is younger than 67% 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
■ Claix 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.9% in Claix and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 33% in Claix, more than in 89% 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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
6.5% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household. To put it in context, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 96% 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 28% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 7.2% (under two years). The usual figure: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Fewer empty homes than in 84% of compared French towns: 4.3%. On top of that, the share of second homes is 1.1%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €26,980 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.
Half of Claix’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,980 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 76% of compared French towns: 27%
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, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Claix has 17%. Lower than in 62% of compared French towns: 7.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional. As a yardstick, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person 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 95% of compared French towns: 1.6%
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 Claix, 1.4% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 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.
Fewer single residents than 91% of compared French towns: 20%
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, against 44% in Claix. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Only 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Claix
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
The share of graduates of higher education is 27%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,049 to 2,582 people, the 8th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Claix
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claix | 41.8 | 17% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 4,357 · 2.5 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| La Couronne 7,765 · 4.9 mi | 43.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 3,550 · 5.6 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Michel 3,196 · 6.9 mi | 49.8 | 32% | 2.4% | 8.2% |
| Fléac 3,861 · 8.5 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Angoulême 41,908 · 8.5 mi | 39.9 | 21% | 3.1% | 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 Claix
What is the population of Claix?
1,049 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (994).
How old are Claix’s residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 67% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Claix?
5, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Claix?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.6% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Claix?
€26,980 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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