Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 0.6%
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 4.5% in Cornusse. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 18%. The median age locally is 48, higher than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. The town had 226 residents in 110 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Cornusse
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 40 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cornusse, 24% of its 170 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Cornusse had 272 residents at the 2012 census and 226 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 19 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
24% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% 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
Some 8.3% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 29% who have been there 30 years or more. The census found that 11% of homes stand empty in Cornusse. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 64% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Cornusse’s population moved −17% on 2012, less than in 99% 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 −1%; 2017 to 2023, −16%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Cher town −4%.
Below 85% of compared French towns: 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cornusse 48. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Cornusse has 24%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Above 59% of compared French towns: 27% of households are couples with children
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
Households here average 2.1 people each. 37% of households are one person living alone, more than in 57% of compared French towns. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €20,920 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.
Half of Cornusse’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €20,920 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 76% of compared French towns: 27%
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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 18% in Cornusse and 14% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 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).
In Cornusse, 1.8% of residents are immigrants, fewer 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Cornusse comes in at 0.9%. Across the comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Only 20% of residents 15 and over are single in Cornusse
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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 48% of residents 15 and over are married in Cornusse. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
More adults with no qualification than 94% of compared French towns: 31%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Cornusse has 19%.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 226 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).
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Cornusse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornusse | 48 | 24% | 24% | 1.8% |
| Avord 2,909 · 7.1 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 8.9 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 10.5 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 12.5 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 15.5 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 17 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 Cornusse
What is the population of Cornusse?
226 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (272).
How old are Cornusse’s residents?
The median age is 48, older than 74% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cornusse?
40, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cornusse?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cornusse?
€20,920 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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