A median age of 56.7: Le Lindois is older than 96% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Le Lindois had 339 residents in 170 households at the 2023 Census. In Le Lindois, 0.8% of homes are flats. Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Le Lindois comes in at 2.9%.
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 Le Lindois
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 58 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Lindois, 22% of its 260 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Le Lindois’ residents are under 56.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Le Lindois (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 19% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 18% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Le Lindois ranks above 94% of compared French towns on second homes: 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
Empty homes: 14% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households without a car account for 6.6%.
Le Lindois changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 72% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +1% in Charente.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 91% of compared French towns: 33%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Lindois 56.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 93% of compared French towns: 8%. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 72% of compared French towns: 21%
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
A household here holds 2 people on average. Few places have so few one-person households: 32% here, fewer than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%.
€21,330 a year is the median standard of living here
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 median standard of living in Le Lindois is €21,330 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
47% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 95% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 18%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional: 8.8% of the total.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 19%, a higher share than 92% 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.
Here 18% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. The wider picture: 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.
Le Lindois: 49% of residents 15 and over are married, above 87% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Le Lindois has 24%. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 16% in Le Lindois, less than in 68% 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
Here a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 339 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.
Around Le Lindois, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lindois | 56.7 | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 8.3 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 9 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 9.8 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Rochechouart 3,603 · 13.2 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 11% | 6.4% |
| Nontron 3,057 · 15.4 mi | 54.9 | 35% | 10% | 6.8% |
| Brie 4,125 · 15.5 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
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 Le Lindois
What is the population of Le Lindois?
339 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (341).
How old are Le Lindois’ residents?
The median age is 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns. 10% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Lindois?
58, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Lindois?
INSEE counts 64 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 19% of residents, and 60 foreign nationals (18%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Lindois?
€21,330 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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