A median age of 54.8: Ventouse is older than 94% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Ventouse is home to 122 residents in 57 households, by the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in three: 33% of households are headed by a manual worker. The figure for households without a car is 7% in Ventouse and 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Ventouse
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 16 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ventouse, 20% of its 80 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 ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Ventouse (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 21% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 21% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
An older town
Half of Ventouse’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 2.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ventouse had 128 residents at the 2012 census and 122 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Ventouse sits above 93% of compared French towns for second homes (20%)
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
One household in 14 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Ventouse, the census puts empty homes at 8.8%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
−5% since 2012: slower than 87% 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 −2%; 2017 to 2023, −3%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 4.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ventouse 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
25% of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%). 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 an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. Nearly one in ten households are single parents, a lower share than in 76% of compared French towns. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €20,870 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 €20,870 a year: lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns: 25%
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
Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 8.3% in Ventouse. For comparison, 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).
In Ventouse, 21% of residents are immigrants, more than in 94% 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.
The median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 94% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Ventouse, 21%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
13% of residents 15 and over are single, below 99% 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
Married residents: 60% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 59% of compared French towns, at 27%
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
About one in five: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Ventouse (20%). By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 122 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Ventouse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventouse | 54.8 | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 8.1 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 10.5 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 11.8 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 12.5 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Brie 4,125 · 12.7 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 13.7 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
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 Ventouse
What is the population of Ventouse?
122 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (128).
How old are Ventouse’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ventouse?
16, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ventouse?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 21% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (21%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ventouse?
€20,870 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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