Ignol is older than 91% of compared French towns: a median age of 53
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Ignol is home to 173 residents in 75 households, by the 2023 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 29%.
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 Ignol
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ignol, 14% of its 100 homes: higher than in 90% 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 Ignol’s residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ignol had 181 residents at the 2012 census and 173 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Ignol: 14% of homes are second homes, above 90% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. 13% of homes stand empty. Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Ignol comes in at 6.7%.
From 2012 to 2023, 86% of compared French towns grew faster than Ignol: −4%
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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Cher town −4%.
Ignol ranks below 78% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ignol 53. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 24%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 68% of compared French towns: 29%
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. The wider picture: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. The typical household size is 2.3 people.
The median resident lives on €24,930 a year per consumption unit
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 residents live in households above €24,930 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
50% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 97% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Ignol has 14%. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 89% of compared French towns: 2.3% of residents are immigrants
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 Ignol comes in at 2.3%. Typically, 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.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 57%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Ignol has 21%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Ignol sits below 80% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (22%)
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
Put another way, about one in five: 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (173 to 2,582 people), the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Ignol: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignol | 53 | 24% | 14% | 2.3% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 5.1 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 10.1 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Avord 2,909 · 10.7 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 11.4 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 11.7 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Garchizy 3,648 · 12.5 mi | 45 | 23% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
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 Ignol
What is the population of Ignol?
173 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (181).
How old are Ignol’s residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ignol?
14, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ignol?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ignol?
€24,930 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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