Half of Turgon is over 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Turgon had 80 residents in 39 households at the 2023 census. Here, half of households are headed by a manual worker. 5.1% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
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 Turgon
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 13 second homes and occasional dwellings in Turgon, 21% of its 63 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Turgon’s residents are under 57.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Turgon had 85 residents at the 2012 census and 80 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.
21% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% 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
Of all households, 10% moved in during the last two years and 33% have stayed three decades or more. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Turgon comes in at 18%.
−6% since 2012: slower than 91% 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
Over those years, the median Charente town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%.
Above 98% of compared French towns: 40% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Turgon 57.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 11%. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 38% in Turgon, more than in 60% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.1 people. Nothing unusual on couples with children: 25%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Turgon: 38% of households are headed by a retired person, above 76% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a third 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).
Foreign nationals: 7.4%, a higher share than 71% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Turgon has 8.6%. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 64% 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.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 81% 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
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Turgon has 22%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
In Turgon, 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 97% 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, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Turgon, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turgon | 57.8 | 40% | 21% | 8.6% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 9.1 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 10.2 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 11 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 13.7 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Civray 2,522 · 14.3 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 14.8 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
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 Turgon
What is the population of Turgon?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (85).
How old are Turgon’s residents?
The median age is 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns. 7.4% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Turgon?
13, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Turgon?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (7.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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