Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Roussines is over 61.8
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Roussines, 3.1%. Put another way, about one in 11: 9.4% of households are couples with children. Lower than in 95% of compared French towns: 3.8% of households have no car. The town had 298 residents in 160 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 Roussines
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 92 second homes and occasional dwellings in Roussines, 32% of its 290 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 90% 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 Roussines’ residents are under 61.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Roussines (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 23% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 22% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Roussines ranks above 95% of compared French towns on second homes: 32%
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
Nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 25% have been in their home 30 years or more. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Higher than in 91% of compared French towns: 13% of homes stand empty. In the typical compared French town, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM); in Roussines, 3.1%.
Since 2012, Roussines has grown +13%, faster than 77% 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 +7% from 2012 to 2017 and +5% from 2017 to 2023.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns, at 41%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Roussines 61.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Roussines ranks above 83% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 13%
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 1.9 people. For Roussines, the census puts one-person households at 38%. Set beside that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €21,120 a year to live on
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 Roussines is €21,120 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
59% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, 6.3% of households are headed by a manual worker in Roussines. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 23% in Roussines, more than in 95% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are foreign nationals here. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, below 97% 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Roussines comes in at 47%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Roussines, 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 64% 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
With adults with no qualification at 17%, Roussines is behind 63% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd highest median age among 41 French towns of 298 to 2,582
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.
Every neighbor is younger than Roussines
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussines | 61.8 | 41% | 32% | 23% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 10.6 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 10.8 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 11.4 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Rochechouart 3,603 · 12.7 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 11% | 6.4% |
| Nontron 3,057 · 13.4 mi | 54.9 | 35% | 10% | 6.8% |
| Brie 4,125 · 17 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
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 Roussines
What is the population of Roussines?
298 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (264).
How old are Roussines’ residents?
The median age is 61.8, older than 99% of compared French towns. 10% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Roussines?
92, with occasional dwellings: 32% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Roussines?
INSEE counts 69 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 23% of residents, and 65 foreign nationals (22%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Roussines?
€21,120 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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