Older than 92% of compared French towns: half of Terres-de-Haute-Charente is over 53.6
7.7% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). On the census count, 6.5% of households are single parents. Compared with other places, households headed by a manager or professional are scarce here: 3.5%, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Terres-de-Haute-Charente’s population at 3,777, in 1,850 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 Terres-de-Haute-Charente
An older town
Half of Terres-de-Haute-Charente’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 390 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Terres-de-Haute-Charente had 4,013 residents at the 2012 census and 3,777 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 91% of compared French towns grew faster than Terres-de-Haute-Charente: −6%
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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −1%; from 2017 to 2023, −4%.
Terres-de-Haute-Charente sits above 88% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (31%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Terres-de-Haute-Charente 53.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Terres-de-Haute-Charente, 8.5%. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
Couples with children: 19%, a lower share than 76% 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. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. Census figures put one-person households at 41% in Terres-de-Haute-Charente.
More empty homes than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Here 5.1% of homes are second homes, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. The census found that 7% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Terres-de-Haute-Charente. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
A median of €22,390 a year per consumption unit
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.
Half of Terres-de-Haute-Charente’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,390 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 86% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 18.0%.
In Terres-de-Haute-Charente, 44% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 92% 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
Here just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. 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).
6.1% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 64% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 share of immigrants is 7.6%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 58% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%.
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, fewer than in 77% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Terres-de-Haute-Charente, 45%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education make up 14% in Terres-de-Haute-Charente, less than in 98% 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
28% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
The 3rd oldest of 41 French towns of 3,740 to 3,807 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 Chauconin-Neufmontiers (34.4), the oldest Brantôme en Périgord (53.9).
Among its 5 nearest neighbors, 3 are older than Terres-de-Haute-Charente
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 7.6 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 10.3 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Rochechouart 3,603 · 12.4 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 11% | 6.4% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 13.8 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Junien 11,415 · 15.3 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
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 Terres-de-Haute-Charente
What is the population of Terres-de-Haute-Charente?
3,777 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (4,013).
How old are Terres-de-Haute-Charente’s residents?
The median age is 53.6, older than 92% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Terres-de-Haute-Charente?
120, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Terres-de-Haute-Charente?
INSEE counts 290 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.6% of residents, and 230 foreign nationals (6.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Terres-de-Haute-Charente?
€22,390 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 18.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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