In Londigny, 18% of homes stand empty, more than in 98% of compared French towns
9.8% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. The census found that 15% of households are single parents in Londigny. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 237 people lived in the town, in 110 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.
What stands out about the people of Londigny
Empty homes
The census found 27 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Londigny had 249 residents at the 2012 census and 237 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Londigny has changed by −5%, slower than 87% 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
Here the change came as +1% to 2017, then −6% to 2023.
Older than 85% of compared French towns: half of Londigny is over 50.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Londigny 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 10%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, below 78% 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
Households average 2.2 people. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 52% of compared French towns: 35% of households are one person living alone.
Households without a car: 7%, a lower share than 73% 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
In the last two years, 6.5% of households moved in; at the other end, 19% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €22,110 a year
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 residents live in households above €22,110 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 40%, a higher share than 83% 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
Here 14% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. Elsewhere, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 78% of compared French towns, at 8.8%
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 share of immigrants tops two thirds of compared French towns: 9.3%. Elsewhere, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Londigny
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
With married residents at 47%, Londigny is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 74% of compared French towns: 23%
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
On the census count, a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 237 to 2,582 people, the 13th 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.
3 of 4 neighbors are older than Londigny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londigny | 50.5 | 29% | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 4.8 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Civray 2,522 · 8.8 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Valence-en-Poitou 4,325 · 16.3 mi | 47.2 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Melle 5,752 · 16.5 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 4.3% | 3.7% |
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 Londigny
What is the population of Londigny?
237 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (249).
How old are Londigny’s residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Londigny?
15, with occasional dwellings: 9.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Londigny?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.3% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (8.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Londigny?
€22,110 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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