A median age of 55.9: Montmoreau is older than 95% of compared French towns
Here 7.3% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. The census found that nearly one in ten homes are second homes in Montmoreau. Lower than in 91% of compared French towns: 4% of households rent social housing (HLM). The town had 2,403 residents in 1,130 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Montmoreau
An older town
Half of Montmoreau’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Montmoreau had 2,582 residents at the 2012 census and 2,403 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 220 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.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 93% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought ±0%; 2017 to 2023, −7%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Charente town +1%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 35%, a higher share than 94% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montmoreau 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town 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 91 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.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 5.2% of households are single parents
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
Couples with children make up 17%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. On the census count, 38% of households are one person living alone.
Montmoreau: 15% of homes stand empty, above 95% 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, 8.9% of households moved in; at the other end, 26% have stayed 30 years or more. By way of comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many households without a car: 11% here, more than in half of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €22,800 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 Montmoreau is €22,800 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 83% of compared French towns. 19.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 95% of compared French towns, at 47%
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
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6.1%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Locally, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.2% of residents in Montmoreau are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%. Across Montmoreau, 5.2% 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.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 80% 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
With married residents at 45%, Montmoreau is ahead of 62% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 27% in Montmoreau, more than in 84% 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 graduates of higher education trails just over four fifths of compared French towns: 21%. On average, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Montmoreau, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmoreau | 55.9 | 35% | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 4,357 · 13.4 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| La Couronne 7,765 · 14.3 mi | 43.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 14.8 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 4,726 · 14.8 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 3,550 · 16.1 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Michel 3,196 · 16.4 mi | 49.8 | 32% | 2.4% | 8.2% |
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 Montmoreau
What is the population of Montmoreau?
2,403 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (2,582).
How old are Montmoreau’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montmoreau?
140, with occasional dwellings: 9.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montmoreau?
INSEE counts 150 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.2% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montmoreau?
€22,800 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 19.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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