Half of La Perche is over 57.6, older than 97% of compared French towns
Here 4.5% of households are single parents, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 10%. Census day 2023: 205 residents and 110 households in La Perche. Put another way, about one in 59: 1.7% of homes are flats. Few places have so few households in social housing: 4.8% here, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns.
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 La Perche
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 59 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Perche, 31% of its 190 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 98% 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 La Perche’s residents are under 57.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Perche had 242 residents at the 2012 census and 205 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 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.
La Perche sits above 95% of compared French towns for second homes (31%)
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
25% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.8% moved in within the last two years. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. More empty homes than in 92% of compared French towns: 13%. Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in La Perche comes in at 5.9%.
A −15% change since 2012: slower than 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Cher town, the change came in two steps: −15% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 5.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Perche 57.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, just over a third of residents are 65 or over in La Perche. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
16% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 89% 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
Households here average 1.9 people each. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. 41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 72% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €23,940 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.
The median standard of living in La Perche is €23,940 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 98% 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 41% of households are headed by a retired person here. Roughly one in ten: 10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 65% of compared French towns, at 4.9%
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.
3.6% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 28. For 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.
Above 80% of compared French towns: 47% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 91% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Lower than in 58% of compared French towns: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (205 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
La Perche is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Perche | 57.6 | 34% | 31% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 9,899 · 7.2 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 17.2 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
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 La Perche
What is the population of La Perche?
205 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (242).
How old are La Perche’s residents?
The median age is 57.6, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Perche?
59, with occasional dwellings: 31% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Perche?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Perche?
€23,940 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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