Half of Courlac is over 58.8, older than 98% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person: 71% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 10% of homes stand empty in Courlac. Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 59 residents in 34 households: that is Courlac at the 2023 Census.
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 Courlac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courlac, 30% of its 57 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 94% 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 Courlac’s residents are under 58.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 43% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 18% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
57% of Courlac’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 46% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Courlac had 64 residents at the 2012 census and 59 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 30% of its homes
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Turnover: 2.9% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 26% have lived in their home 30 years or more. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Just over one in ten households have no car, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Courlac’s population moved −8% on 2012, less than in 94% 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 first five years brought −16%; the six to 2023, +9%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Charente town +1%.
Courlac sits above 98% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (43%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Courlac 58.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.2%, Courlac is behind 91% of compared French towns on that count. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
57% of households are one person living alone, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households average 1.7 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Courlac has more single-parent households than 93% of compared French towns, at 14%.
The largest group of households: retired (71%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 85% of compared French towns: 15% of residents are immigrants
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 median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 85% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. For Courlac, the census puts foreign nationals at 13%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 20% of residents 15 and over are single in Courlac
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Courlac has 39%. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 13% 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
Here, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 59 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Courlac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courlac | 58.8 | 43% | 30% | 15% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 11.5 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 12.6 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 4,726 · 16.9 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
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 Courlac
What is the population of Courlac?
59 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (64).
How old are Courlac’s residents?
The median age is 58.8, older than 98% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 43% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courlac?
17, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courlac?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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