Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% in Mareuil, less than in 96% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker: 22%, above 89% of compared French towns. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 398 people lived in Mareuil, in 180 households. The census found that 5.3% of households are single parents in the town.
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.
Slower than most: −3% since 2012, behind 80% 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
The change was −1% from 2012 to 2017 and −2% from 2017 to 2023.
Mareuil is older than 75% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mareuil 48.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 25% in Mareuil.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Only 28% of households are one person living alone in Mareuil
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 average household has 2.2 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Couples with children are rarer here than in 60% of compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 9.8%
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
One household in 20 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. For Mareuil, the census puts households without a car at 5%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,930 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 midpoint of living standards here is €26,930 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
Mareuil sits above 87% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (41%)
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
11% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. To put it in context, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 5% of residents are immigrants in Mareuil
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 63% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. In Mareuil, 4% 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.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 16%
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns: 22%
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 census found that a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in Mareuil. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 398 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th 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.
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Mareuil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareuil | 48.2 | 25% | 9.8% | 5% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 3.8 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 6.4 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Châteaubernard 3,878 · 10.5 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Cognac 18,532 · 10.7 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
| Val-de-Cognac 3,471 · 10.9 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 3,550 · 12.8 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
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 Mareuil
What is the population of Mareuil?
398 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (409).
How old are Mareuil’s residents?
The median age is 48.2, older than 75% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mareuil?
21, with occasional dwellings: 9.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mareuil?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mareuil?
€26,930 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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