Crézancy-en-Sancerre sits below 96% of compared French towns for couples with children (13%)
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Crézancy-en-Sancerre had 417 residents in 230 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put flats at 3.1% in the town. 7.8% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
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 Crézancy-en-Sancerre
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 82 second homes and occasional dwellings in Crézancy-en-Sancerre, 23% of its 360 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 99% 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
Crézancy-en-Sancerre had 476 residents at the 2012 census and 417 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Crézancy-en-Sancerre’s residents are under 52.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 53 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Crézancy-en-Sancerre comes in at 7.5%. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. Census figures put empty homes at 15% in the town.
A change of −12% since 2012 leaves Crézancy-en-Sancerre behind 98% 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 +2% and the next six −14%.
A median age of 52.6: Crézancy-en-Sancerre is older than 90% 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
■ Crézancy-en-Sancerre 52.6. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Crézancy-en-Sancerre.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Crézancy-en-Sancerre sits below 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (3.9%)
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
On average, 1.8 people share a household. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Few places have as many one-person households: 47% here, more than in 89% of compared French towns.
Median living standard: €28,160 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.
At €28,160 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 70% of compared French towns
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
17% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. In Crézancy-en-Sancerre, 33% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 0.7% of residents are immigrants in Crézancy-en-Sancerre
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.
Foreign nationals make up 0.5%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Crézancy-en-Sancerre ranks above 89% of compared French towns on married residents: 49%
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 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Crézancy-en-Sancerre comes in at 21%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 85% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Where 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Crézancy-en-Sancerre has 20%. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 8th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 3 towns nearest Crézancy-en-Sancerre, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crézancy-en-Sancerre | 52.6 | 33% | 23% | 0.7% |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 9,733 · 10.9 mi | 54.4 | 36% | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 15.2 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 17.9 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
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 Crézancy-en-Sancerre
What is the population of Crézancy-en-Sancerre?
417 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (476).
How old are Crézancy-en-Sancerre’s residents?
The median age is 52.6, older than 90% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Crézancy-en-Sancerre?
82, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Crézancy-en-Sancerre?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Crézancy-en-Sancerre?
€28,160 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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