Half of Marcillac-Lanville is over 53, older than 91% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Marcillac-Lanville has 2%. There were 260 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 521 residents. Put another way, about one in six: 16% of households are single parents. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Marcillac-Lanville
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 40 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marcillac-Lanville, 11% of its 350 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marcillac-Lanville had 594 residents at the 2012 census and 521 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Marcillac-Lanville’s residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 54 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 15% of homes stand empty
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 typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; in Marcillac-Lanville, 5.5%. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. 14% of households moved in less than two years ago; 19% have been in their home 30 years or more. Second homes are more common here than in 89% of compared French towns.
Slower than most: −12% since 2012, behind 98% 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
Over those years, the median Charente town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −14%, then +2% to 2023.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of compared French towns: 7.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marcillac-Lanville 53. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 30%, above 84% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
14% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 94% 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
The typical household size is 2 people. At 35%, the share of one-person households is higher than in just over half of compared French towns. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €25,480 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.
The median standard of living in Marcillac-Lanville is €25,480 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 3.9% in Marcillac-Lanville, less than in 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
In Marcillac-Lanville, 41% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. About one in eight: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Marcillac-Lanville (12%). As a reference point, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.8% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 55% 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.
Locally, 6.7% of residents are immigrants. 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.
Fewer single residents than 94% of compared French towns: 19%
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
The figure for married residents is 41% in Marcillac-Lanville and 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
In Marcillac-Lanville, 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 83% 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
Put another way, about one in five: a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 8th oldest of 41 French towns of 521 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 Marcillac-Lanville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcillac-Lanville | 53 | 30% | 11% | 6.7% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 5.8 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 7.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Fléac 3,861 · 12.8 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Champniers 5,281 · 12.9 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 7,539 · 13.2 mi | 47.5 | 28% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| Gond-Pontouvre 5,862 · 14 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 1.7% | 5.5% |
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 Marcillac-Lanville
What is the population of Marcillac-Lanville?
521 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (594).
How old are Marcillac-Lanville’s residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marcillac-Lanville?
40, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marcillac-Lanville?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (4.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marcillac-Lanville?
€25,480 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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