Only 0.2% of households rent social housing (HLM) in La Boixe
5% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). Across La Boixe, 6.5% of households are single parents. This Charente town has more households headed by a manual worker than 87% of compared French towns, at 21%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 2,841, in 1,310 households.
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.
+6% since 2012, a pace 54% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
In two steps, +5% to 2017 and +1% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +1% in Charente.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 83% of compared French towns: 8.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Boixe 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 25% of residents are 65 or over in La Boixe. On top of that, the median age here is 45.7, higher than in 61% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Below 64% of compared French towns: 32% of households are one person living alone
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 here average 2.2 people each. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 27% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 60% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households without a car than 86% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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
The figure for second homes is 3.8% in La Boixe and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Here, nearly one in ten homes stand empty. In the typical compared French town, households without a car come to 11%.
A median of €25,880 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 €25,880 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 51% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 11.0%.
35% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 64% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 La Boixe, 7.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In La Boixe, 1.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 95% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.2% of residents are foreign nationals in La Boixe. Against that, 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.
Below 92% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in La Boixe, 45%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
La Boixe sits below 65% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (26%)
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
Adults with no qualification make up 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 2,807 to 2,876
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 37.7 in Miremont to 66.6 in L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île.
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: La Boixe
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boixe | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Champniers 5,281 · 5 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 7,539 · 6.1 mi | 47.5 | 28% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| Gond-Pontouvre 5,862 · 6.4 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 1.7% | 5.5% |
| Fléac 3,861 · 6.6 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Brie 4,125 · 7 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre 7,408 · 7.4 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
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 La Boixe
What is the population of La Boixe?
2,841 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (2,686).
How old are La Boixe’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Boixe?
56, with occasional dwellings: 3.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Boixe?
INSEE counts 47 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Boixe?
€25,880 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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