Older than 87% of compared French towns: half of Mansle-les-Fontaines is over 51.2
With households headed by a retired person at 40%, Mansle-les-Fontaines is ahead of 82% of compared French towns on that count. Lower than in 85% of compared French towns: 17% of households are couples with children. In 2023, the Census found 2,088 residents here, living in 1,010 households. 5.3% of homes are second homes, or about one in 19.
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 Mansle-les-Fontaines
An older town
Half of Mansle-les-Fontaines’ residents are under 51.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 180 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.
+2% since 2012: slower than 62% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +1% for the median Charente town, the change came in two steps: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then −1% to 2023.
32% of residents are 65 or over, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mansle-les-Fontaines 51.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Mansle-les-Fontaines ranks above 77% of compared French towns on one-person households: 42%
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. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. At 10%, the share of single-parent households is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of empty homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
Car-free households: one in eight, where the median compared French town has 11%. Households in social housing: 6% of the total. Fewer flats than in 79% of compared French towns: 14%. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
A typical living standard of €23,040 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.
Living standards centre on €23,040 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 93% 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
16% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 72% of compared French towns, at 4.2%
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 lower than in 72% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Across Mansle-les-Fontaines, 3.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 79% 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
Single residents: 24%, below just over three fifths of compared French towns. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 17% in Mansle-les-Fontaines, less than in 94% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 27%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 2,088 to 2,582 people, the 11th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Mansle-les-Fontaines, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansle-les-Fontaines | 51.2 | 32% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 8.4 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 10.3 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Brie 4,125 · 11.2 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Champniers 5,281 · 11.6 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 13.4 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 13.4 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
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 Mansle-les-Fontaines
What is the population of Mansle-les-Fontaines?
2,088 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (2,051).
How old are Mansle-les-Fontaines’ residents?
The median age is 51.2, older than 87% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mansle-les-Fontaines?
66, with occasional dwellings: 5.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mansle-les-Fontaines?
INSEE counts 87 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 69 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mansle-les-Fontaines?
€23,040 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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