Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Verteuil-sur-Charente is over 58.2
2.4% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Verteuil-sur-Charente has more households headed by a retired person than 95% of compared French towns, at 47%. At the 2023 Census Verteuil-sur-Charente was home to 580 people in 320 households. Couples with children account for 9.7%.
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 Verteuil-sur-Charente
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Verteuil-sur-Charente, 29% of its 480 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Verteuil-sur-Charente’s residents are under 58.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
29% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% 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
Turnover: 10% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 28% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Lower than in 91% of compared French towns: 3.7% of households rent social housing (HLM). Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 5.2% in Verteuil-sur-Charente.
Verteuil-sur-Charente changed by −4% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 85% 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
In two steps, +9% to 2017 and −12% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +1% in Charente.
More residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Verteuil-sur-Charente 58.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.7%, below 95% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Verteuil-sur-Charente sits above 81% of compared French towns for one-person households (44%)
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, 1.8 people share a household. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Verteuil-sur-Charente has more single-parent households than three fifths of compared French towns, at 11%.
At the median, €23,190 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 Verteuil-sur-Charente is €23,190 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
Verteuil-sur-Charente ranks below 88% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 4.6%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Verteuil-sur-Charente has 17%. The benchmark for households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town: 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
8.7% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 77% 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 median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 69% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, foreign nationals come to 4.3%. Locally, one in ten residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 19% in Verteuil-sur-Charente, less than in 95% 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
With married residents at 45%, Verteuil-sur-Charente is ahead of 64% of compared French towns on that count. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 87% of compared French towns: 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (23%), Verteuil-sur-Charente is above two thirds of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 580 to 2,582 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 5 towns nearest Verteuil-sur-Charente, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verteuil-sur-Charente | 58.2 | 38% | 29% | 9.7% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 3.6 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Civray 2,522 · 11.8 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 15 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 15.8 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Brie 4,125 · 17.5 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 Verteuil-sur-Charente
What is the population of Verteuil-sur-Charente?
580 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (604).
How old are Verteuil-sur-Charente’s residents?
The median age is 58.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Verteuil-sur-Charente?
140, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Verteuil-sur-Charente?
INSEE counts 56 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.7% of residents, and 50 foreign nationals (8.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Verteuil-sur-Charente?
€23,190 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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