Rougnac is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.3
Flats make up 0.7%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 13% of households are couples with children. Rougnac has fewer households in social housing than 98% of compared French towns, at 1.4%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 395, in 210 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 Rougnac
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rougnac, 11% of its 260 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Rougnac’s residents are under 54.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rougnac had 416 residents at the 2012 census and 395 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 11%, a higher share than 89% 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
Households without a car: 6%, below 80% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Rougnac has more empty homes than 84% of compared French towns, at 11%.
−5% since 2012, a pace below 88% 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 −2% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023.
5.2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% 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
■ Rougnac 54.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 33%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 90% of compared French towns: 6.9%
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
On average, 1.9 people share a household. Just over two in five households are one person living alone, more than in 73% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €24,520 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,520 a year: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 88% of compared French towns, at 42%
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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 6.8%, Rougnac is behind 69% of compared French towns on that count. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%. Locally, just over 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).
5.6% of residents in Rougnac 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.
The median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 58% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals make up about one in 20 here (5.1%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 87% 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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Rougnac sits below 89% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (19%)
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
22% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (395 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Rougnac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougnac | 54.3 | 33% | 11% | 5.6% |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre 3,255 · 10.7 mi | 47.8 | 26% | 2% | 3.3% |
| Soyaux 10,087 · 11.2 mi | 42 | 23% | 1.5% | 16% |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac 5,682 · 11.9 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre 7,408 · 12.1 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| Angoulême 41,908 · 12.6 mi | 39.9 | 21% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Gond-Pontouvre 5,862 · 13.5 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 Rougnac
What is the population of Rougnac?
395 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (416).
How old are Rougnac’s residents?
The median age is 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rougnac?
29, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rougnac?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (5.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rougnac?
€24,520 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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