1.8% of households have no car, below 99% of compared French towns
The figure for one-person households is 22% in Vouzan and 35% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Vouzan was home to 818 people in 340 households. On the census count, nearly one in ten homes are second homes. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 86% of compared French towns: 8.7%.
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.
A growing town: +11% since 2012, faster than 73% 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 median Charente town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +6% and the next six +5%.
A median age of 44.8: Vouzan is older than 55% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vouzan 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Vouzan, 21% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 83% of compared French towns: 32%
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
Households here average 2.4 people each. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are more common here than in 53% of compared French towns.
A lower share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.3%
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 6.5% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 25%. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%.
€25,540 a year is the median standard of living here
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 midpoint of living standards here is €25,540 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 61% of compared French towns: 30%
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
For Vouzan, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 8.7%. At 14%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 54% of compared French towns. Against that, 32% 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).
4.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 72% 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 lower than in 72% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 3.3% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 30.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 19% of residents 15 and over are single
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 Vouzan comes in at 46%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 73% 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
The census found that 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Vouzan. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 818 to 2,582 people, the 18th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Vouzan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouzan | 44.8 | 21% | 8.3% | 4.2% |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre 3,255 · 7.4 mi | 47.8 | 26% | 2% | 3.3% |
| Soyaux 10,087 · 8.7 mi | 42 | 23% | 1.5% | 16% |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre 7,408 · 8.7 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac 5,682 · 9.1 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 10 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Brie 4,125 · 10.2 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 Vouzan
What is the population of Vouzan?
818 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (735).
How old are Vouzan’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vouzan?
31, with occasional dwellings: 8.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vouzan?
INSEE counts 34 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 27 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vouzan?
€25,540 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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