Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of Charly is over 54.5
The share of flats trails 99% of compared French towns: 1.3%. The 2023 Census put Charly’s population at 226, in 110 households. For Charly, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 9%. On one-person households, Charly sits higher than 70% of compared French towns: 40%.
Throughout this page, the Cher 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 Charly
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in Charly, 19% of its 170 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 Charly’s residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Charly had 241 residents at the 2012 census and 226 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
19% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 8.2% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 23%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Here 14% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
Charly’s population moved −6% on 2012, less than in 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
The median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +3% and the next six −9%.
3.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below 99% 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
■ Charly 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Charly, just over a third of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
25% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 51% 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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2 people share a household.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,090 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.
Living standards centre on €24,090 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Charly ranks above 76% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 38%
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. By way of comparison, 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).
Immigrants make up 3.1% in Charly, less than in 81% 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 figure for foreign nationals is 2.2% in Charly and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
Half of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 27% in Charly, more than in 83% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Charly. Set beside that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 226 to 2,582
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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Charly, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charly | 54.5 | 35% | 19% | 3.1% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 8.9 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 9.1 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 9.9 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Avord 2,909 · 11.1 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 9,899 · 16.6 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 16.8 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 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 Charly
What is the population of Charly?
226 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (241).
How old are Charly’s residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Charly?
32, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Charly?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Charly?
€24,090 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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